Pasolini’s Last Words
Introduced by Cathy Lee Crane, with a poetry reading by Stacy Szymaszek
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Year: 2021
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Bizza”
Today’s word is BIZZA, Italian for a tantrum.
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- Canto per Canto
Inferno 32: Frozen Hearts, Cold Actions
Martina Franzini (Boston College) in conversation with Giulia Wilkins (Boston College)
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- Canto per Canto
Paradiso 14: Paradise Central
Ron Herzman (SUNY Geneseo) in conversation with Hannah Schmidt (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Formicolìo”
Today’s word is FORMICOLIO, Italian for a “swarm” or a “tingling sensation.”
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- Canto per Canto
Purgatorio 12: What a Piece of Work Is Man!
Kristin Nelson (University of Michigan) in conversation with Alison Cornish (NYU)
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- Canto per Canto
Inferno 33: Where Fraud and Hatred Come to Dine
Ron Herzman (SUNY Geneseo) in conversation with Wes Kennison (SUNY Geneseo)
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ottimo”
Today’s word is OTTIMO, Italian for “great,” or “optimal.”
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- Canto per Canto
Paradiso 1: Going Beyond
Patrick Boyde (University of Cambridge) in conversation with John Bruce-Jones (StantonMarris)
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Purgatorio 18: The Heart of the Matter
Hannah Schmidt in conversation with Adam Camiolo
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Tamarro”
Today’s word is TAMARRO, Italian for something or someone with very bad taste or vulgar.
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- Canto per Canto
Inferno 24: Steal this Poem
Arielle Saiber (Bowdoin University) in conversation with Dennis Looney (University of Pittsburgh)
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- Canto per Canto
Paradiso 4: Freedom, Truth, and Violence Against the Will
Jason Aleksander (San Jose State University) in conversation with John Bugbee (University of Virginia)
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