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31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 9 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingA selection of lectures, interviews, readings, concerts, and performances from Boston College.
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Childhood and Youth in Dante's Commedia
October 20, 2014 18:54 - 1 hour - 1020 MB VideoJames McMenamin is an assistant professor of Italian at Dickinson College.
Childhood and Youth in Dante's Commedia
October 20, 2014 18:54 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBJames McMenamin is an assistant professor of Italian at Dickinson College.
Childhood and Youth in Dante's Commedia
October 20, 2014 13:31 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBJames McMenamin is an assistant professor of Italian at Dickinson College.
Childhood and Youth in Dante's Commedia
October 20, 2014 13:31 - 1 hour - 1020 MB VideoJames McMenamin is an assistant professor of Italian at Dickinson College.
The Russian Novel in Brazil
February 24, 2014 18:14 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBBruno Baretto Gomide, professor of Russian literature at the University of São Paolo, talks about the reception of Russian novels in Brazil. He is introduced by Boston College Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer.
The Russian Novel in Brazil
February 24, 2014 18:10 - 36 minutes - 233 MB VideoBruno Baretto Gomide, professor of Russian literature at the University of São Paolo, talks about the reception of Russian novels in Brazil. He is introduced by Boston College Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer.
The 2014 Michael B. Kreps Memorial Reading in Russian Émigré Literature
February 08, 2014 17:55 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBThree contemporary Russian émigré authors, Evgeny Bukhin, Olga Simonova-Partan, and Alexei Tsvetkov, read from their works. The event, in Russian, is moderated by Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer. Inaugurated in 1997, the Michael B. Kreps Memorial Readings feature Russian émigré authors from around the world.
The 2014 Michael B. Kreps Memorial Reading in Russian Émigré Literature
February 08, 2014 17:50 - 1 hour - 459 MB VideoThree contemporary Russian émigré authors, Evgeny Bukhin, Olga Simonova-Partan, and Alexei Tsvetkov, read from their works. The event, in Russian, is moderated by Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer. Inaugurated in 1997, the Michael B. Kreps Memorial Readings feature Russian émigré authors from around the world.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 24
March 26, 2012 14:06 - 50 minutes - 23 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 24" with Chris Constas, adjunct associate professor in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 24
March 26, 2012 14:06 - 50 minutes - 165 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 24" with Chris Constas, adjunct associate professor in the Arts and Sciences Honors Program at Boston College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 23
February 27, 2012 14:53 - 52 minutes - 24 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 23" with Rachel Jacoff, professor emerita of Italian at Wellesley College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 23
February 27, 2012 14:52 - 52 minutes - 172 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 23" with Rachel Jacoff, professor emerita of Italian at Wellesley College. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 17
March 28, 2011 18:17 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 17" with Michael Papio, associate professor of Italian Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 17
March 28, 2011 18:17 - 49 minutes - 162 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 17" with Michael Papio, associate professor of Italian Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Karen Yamashita, A Reading from I-Hotel
March 02, 2011 18:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBAuthor and National Book Award finalist Karen Yamashita reads from her latest novel, I-Hotel. The decade-long narrative, structured as a series of 10 novellas starting in 1968, follows a motley cast of students, laborers, artists, revolutionaries, and provocateurs as they become caught in a riptide of politics and passion, clashing ideologies, and personal turmoil. Yamashita is also the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, and Circle K Cycles.
Karen Yamashita, A Reading from I-Hotel
March 02, 2011 18:00 - 31 minutes - 103 MB VideoAuthor and National Book Award finalist Karen Yamashita reads from her latest novel, I-Hotel. The decade-long narrative, structured as a series of 10 novellas starting in 1968, follows a motley cast of students, laborers, artists, revolutionaries, and provocateurs as they become caught in a riptide of politics and passion, clashing ideologies, and personal turmoil. Yamashita is also the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, and Circle K Cycles.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 16
February 21, 2011 19:24 - 56 minutes - 186 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 16" with Giovanni Spani. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 16
February 21, 2011 19:24 - 46 minutes - 25.9 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 16" with Giovanni Spani. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 15
November 22, 2010 16:32 - 1 hour - 243 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 15" with Francesco Castellano. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 15
November 22, 2010 16:32 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 15" with Francesco Castellano. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 14
October 25, 2010 20:47 - 1 hour - 173 MB VideoLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 14" with Adoyo Owuor, teaching fellow in Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso 14
October 25, 2010 20:47 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBLectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of Dante's Divine Comedy, presents "Paradiso 14" with Adoyo Owuor, teaching fellow in Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. The presentation of the text is in English, and the reading in Italian.
Reading: Lectura Dantis: Paradiso IV
May 11, 2009 23:30 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBLectura Dantis, a public reading of Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i>, presents Paradiso IV with Federica Anichini, assistant professor of Italian Language and Literature at Smith College. The discussion of the text is in English; the reading from the <i>Divine Comedy</i> is in Italian. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the <i>Divine Comedy</i> organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachu...
Lectura Dantis: Paradiso IV
May 11, 2009 22:30 - 58 minutes - 110 MB VideoLectura Dantis, a public reading of Dante's <i>Divine Comedy</i>, presents âÂÂParadiso IVâ with Federica Anichini, assistant professor of Italian Language and Literature at Smith College. The discussion of the text is in English; the reading from the <i>Divine Comedy</i> is in Italian. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the <i>Divine Comedy</i> organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newto...
Lectura Dantis: âÂÂPurgatorio XXXâÂÂ
September 22, 2008 15:44 - 1 hour - 37 MBProfessor Rachel Jacoff of Wellesley College reads, in Italian, from âÂÂPurgatorio XXX,â which she considers the âÂÂstructural and emotional centerâ of Dante's work. She provides commentary and leads a discussion in English. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the Divine Comedy organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachusetts.
A Public Reading of the Divine Comedy: Purgatory 19
March 26, 2007 19:52 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBJoan Ferrante, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, presents an analysis and reading of the 19th canto of Dante's "Purgatorio." Ferrante's commentary is in English; the reading from the Divine Comedy is in Italian.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XVII
January 29, 2007 15:32 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBDario Del Puppo is associate professor of modern languages and director of Italian programs at Trinity College. He discusses "Purgatorio XVII" of the Divine Comedy in English and then reads in Italian. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the Divine Comedy organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachusetts.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XV
October 23, 2006 18:20 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBEmilio Mazzola, world language teacher at Newton North High School, presents an analysis and reading of the 15th canto of Dante's Purgatorio. Mazzola's commentary is in English; the reading from the Divine Comedy is in Italian. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the Divine Comedy organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachusetts.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XIV
September 25, 2006 15:36 - 1 hour - 16.8 MBMaria Esposito Frank, chair of the department of modern language and cultures at the University of Hartford, presents an analysis and reading of the 14th canto of Dante's Purgatorio. Frank's commentary is in English; the reading from the Divine Comedy is in Italian.
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto XII
April 24, 2006 17:00 - 1 hour - 15 MBBrian O'Connor, adjunct assistant professor of Italian at Boston College, presents an analysis and reading of the 12th canto of Dante's Purgatorio. O'Connor's commentary is in English; the reading from the Divine Comedy is in Italian. This program is part of Lectura Dantis, an ongoing public reading of the Divine Comedy organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachusetts. O'Connor is introduced by Laurie ...
Dante's Purgatorio: Canto IX
January 30, 2006 17:00 - 39 minutes - 9.13 MBChiara Frenquellucci, preceptor in Romance languages and literatures at Harvard University, presents an analysis and reading of the ninth canto of Dante's Purgatorio. Frenquellucci's commentary is in English; the reading from the Comedy is in Italian. This program is part of an ongoing public reading of the Divine Comedy organized by the Boston College Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Center for Italian Culture in Newton, Massachusetts. Frenquellucci is introduced by ...