When
3 to 4 p.m., Jan. 30, 2012
Where
Ventana Room, Student Union
Tucson, …
The Department of French and Italian will be sponsoring a public lecture by Michelangelo Zaccarello (Associate Professor of Italian Philology, Università di Verona).
The title of his talk: “The Shifting Boundaries of Decency: A Brief History of the Language of Italian Comic and Erotic Poetry.”
Prof. Zaccarello is currently in the United States on a Fulbright. He is a specialist on Renaissance authors such as Luigi Pulci and Domenico di Giovanni, nicknamed Burchiello. He works on the critical editions of early poets, including Franco Sacchetti and Paolo di Certaldo.
Please see the flier for more details.
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