The almost daunting task of tracing the history of the Hebrew language, and that of the literature and of the people who have read it or spoke it, is achieved in 214 pages, balancing real scholarship with lightness, enthusiasm, personal anecdotes and the joy of storytelling.
From Fiume to Rio: Interview with Nora Tausz Ronai
In every family people spoke at least two languages, whether Hungarian, Italian, Serb, Croatian or German. Besides, of course, fiumano.…
Translating Bassani
Poet and translator Jamie McKendrick has found a way to render Bassani’s notoriously complex syntax, his long, languorous sentences with…
New Book Explores American Flirt with Italian Fascism
Mauro Canali’s La scoperta dell’Italia examines the activity, impact, and perspectives of American correspondents in Italy from 1900 to 1945…
The Aryanization of Italian Musical Life
Thus, by following denigration with reassurance, he began the slow process of building up racist philosophy, which had appeared to…
