Claudia Rossignoli (University of St. Andrews) in conversation with Nora Stoppino (University of Illinois)
Watch the video: Paradiso 3: Seeing Clearly: Liquid Smiles and Gendered Sorrow
Rodney Lokaj (Università degli Studi di Enna “Kore”) in conversation with George Ferzoco (University of Bristol)
Watch the video: Purgatorio 33: A Prophecy of Completion: new endings, new beginnings
Michael Sherberg (Washington University in St. Louis) in conversation with Suzanne Magnanini (University of Colorado)
Watch the video: Inferno 8: Mad as Hell
Today’s word is BIRICHINO, Italian for a little rascal.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Birichino”
Nicolino Applauso (Loyola University) in conversation with Maggie Fritz-Morkin (University of North Carolina)
Watch the video: Paradiso 27: When St. Peter Storms, Lightning Strikes
Mary Jo Bang (poet) in conversation with Regina Psaki (University of Oregon)
Watch the video: Purgatorio 31: Answer Me! Interrogation and Confession
Today’s word is BOFONCHIARE, Italian for mumbling and complaining.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Bofonchiare”
J. C. Wiles (University of Cambridge) in conversation with Robin Kirkpatrick (University of Cambridge)
Watch the video: Inferno 23: Voice, Velocity, and the Pursuit of Gappiness
Joseph Romano (Columbia University) in conversation with Christopher Cullen (Fordham University)
Watch the video: Paradiso 07: Beatrice on the Incarnation: Making the Impossible Possible
Today’s word is MINESTRA, Italian for soup.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Minestra”
Daniela Boccassini (The University of British Columbia) in conversation with Valerio Cappozzo (The University of Mississippi)
Watch the video: Purgatorio 22: Statius and the Role of Poetry
Catherine Adoyo (George Washington University) in conversation with Akash Kumar (Indiana University)
Watch the video: Inferno 11: Ordered Beauty of Hell