Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
- Literature
Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
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Topic: Literature
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Grullo”
Today’s word is GRULLO, a Tuscan term used to describe a fool.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Sfigato”
Today’s word is SFIGATO, a popular term used to define an unlucky person or circumstance.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Lungimiranza”
Today’s word is LUNGIMIRANZA, the ability to look ahead and foresee future events.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Meditabondo”
Today’s word is MEDITABONDO, the Italian word to describe someone lost in thoughts.
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- Italian Society
The Life and Work of Natalia Ginzburg
A panel discussion about Ginzburg, women writers, and the state of the art of translation, featuring Jenny McPhee (NYU), Jhumpa Lahiri (Princeton University), Ann Goldstein (editor, The New Yorker), Giovanna Calvino (NYU), Lynne Sharon Schwartz (Bennington College), moderated by Ruth Ben-Ghiat (NYU). With the participation of Alessandra Ginzburg. April 28, 2017
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Impennata”
Today’s word is IMPENNATA, a difficult word to translate, indicating to rise upwards.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Chiacchiere”
Today’s word is CHIACCHIERE, meaning chatter or even BS.
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- History & Politics
Dante and English Romanticism
A lecture by Diego Saglia (Università di Parma). April 18, 2017
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- Literature
A Conversation with André Aciman
A Bogliasco Foundation Special Event. André Aciman, novelist and 2016 Bogliasco Fellow, joined by professor Giancarlo Lombardi (CUNY). April 12, 2017
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- Literature
The Works of Elena Ferrante: Reconfiguring the Margins
The presentation of the volume edited by Grace Russo Bullaro and Stephanie V. Love. Russo Bullaro in conversation with Rebecca Falkoff (NYU) and Franco Baldasso (Bard College). April 13, 2017
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- History & Politics
Vital Subjects: Race and Biopolitics in Italy
Presentation of Rhiannon Noel Welch’s volume, in conversation with NYU’s David Forgacs, Ann Morning, Ara Merjian and Rebecca Falkoff. April 10, 2017
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- History & Politics
De Vulgari Eloquentia: Dante’s Laboratory of Vernacular Speech
An international symposium, part of The Global Dante Project of New York, presented by NYU and Columbia University. April 7, 2017
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