INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Topic: Italian Society
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Farfallone”
Today’s word is FARFALLONE, Italian for the male butterfly, and figurative for a ladies-man.
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- Art
Tomb Raiders and the Italian Art Squad
Presenting Fiona Greenland’s “Ruling Culture”
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- Casa Italiana
Antonio Monda on Dante’s 700th Anniversary in New York
Excerpt from RAI Television’s TERZA PAGINA Episode 22 Led by Licia Troisi
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- Art
Becoming Biki
Part of the series AdDRESSing Style
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Zizzania”
Today’s word is ZIZZANIA, Italian for weeds, but commonly used to mean ‘discord.’
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- History & Politics
Elemental Narratives: A Conversation with Author Enrico Cesaretti
Part of the series “Tutti a Casa! Live Chats About All Things Italian”
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Mimosa”
Today’s word is MIMOSA, the flower variety traditionally used to celebrate International Women’s Day in Italy.
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Parole Parole: “Quarantena”
Today’s word is QUARANTENA, Italian for quarantine.
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- Canto per Canto
Purgatorio 3: Mercy Infinite and Unfathomable
Michael Meister (St. Mary’s College of California) in conversation with Charles Hilken (St. Mary’s College of California)
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Confetti”
Today’s word is CONFETTI, an Italian candy, not to be confused with the English misuse of the word.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Limonare / Pomiciare”
Today’s words are LIMONARE and POMICIARE, two different verbs for “making out.”
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- Art
Giorno della Memoria 2021
From January 27, 2021. Twenty years since the first commemoration of Giorno della Memoria (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Italy.
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