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: “Fiero”
Today’s word is FIERO, which means “proud”.
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Parole Parole: “Grullo”
Today’s word is GRULLO, a Tuscan term used to describe a fool.
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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: “Mutande”
Today’s word is MUTANDE, that means “underwear”, but literally means “to be changed”.
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Parole Parole: “Lungimiranza”
Today’s word is LUNGIMIRANZA, the ability to look ahead and foresee future events.
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Parole Parole: “Controra”
Today’s word is CONTRORA, the Southern Italian word used to describe the early afternoon and its unbearable heat.
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Parole Parole: “Americanata”
Today’s word is AMERICANATA, the Italian word to describe over-the-top American practices.
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- Cinema & Television
Open Roads Round Table 2017
A roundtable with the artistic delegation of the Italian film festival Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, moderated by Jenny McPhee. June 3, 2017
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Parole Parole: “Meditabondo”
Today’s word is MEDITABONDO, the Italian word to describe someone lost in thoughts.
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Parole Parole: “Mollica”
Today’s word is MOLLICA, the Italian word for the soft inside of a loaf of bread.
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- Cinema & Television
A Conversation with Pappi Corsicato
Director Pappi Corsicato in conversation with Stefano Albertini, on the occasion of his presence at the Tribeca Film Festival. April 29, 2017
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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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