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Academia, Essays March 10, 2023

The Last Muslims in Italy

During Dante’s lifetime, the only Muslim city on the Italian peninsula ceased to exist.  Dante does not mention Lucera Saracenorum (a Latin placename meaning “Lucera of the Saracens”) in his writings,…

Interviews January 4, 2023

A Double Bow for Primo Levi

The legendary cellist /composer France -Marie Uitti will premiere Luciano Chessa’s Piombo based on a text by Primo Levi at Magazzino Italian Art on January 21. The two-bow technique she…

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Essays November 19, 2008

Vito Volterra (1860–1940)

Vito Volterra (1860–1940): Scientist, Policymaker, and Bibliophile Vito Volterra is generally considered one of the greatest mathematicians of his time: “His most important contributions were in higher analysis, mathematical physics,…

Books November 3, 2008

In Praise of Imperfection

Rita Levi Montalcini, In Praise of Imperfection: My Life and Work, Sloan Catering Foundation Science Series, 1988   Rita Levi Montalcini, In Praise of Imperfection: My Life and Work, Sloan…

Essays March 26, 2007

Remove from Circulation

Remove from Circulation.Fascism’s Suppression of Jewish Authors Research shows that anti-Semitic censorship has historically been an important facet of the persecution enacted against the Jews and that the eradication of…

Essays March 26, 2007

A Tranquil Star?

Primo Levi: the Man and the Narrator In a passage of the Confessions, probably the most influent modern autobiography, Jean-Jacques Rousseau reflects on Michel de Montaigne, asserting with a certain…