‘Italian Icons: Dante and Pinocchio hand in hand’

Lecture by Professor Stefano Jossa (Royal Holloway & Palermo), title ‘Italian Icons: Dante and Pinocchio hand in hand’

Arguably the two most iconic symbols of Italy and Italianness, Dante and Pinocchio share the same destiny of representing the nation, both culturally and politically. Despite their differences in history and literature (real/fictional; human/wooden; Medieval/modern), they have become markers of Italian identity and character. How and why has this happened?

Speaker’s bio:

Stefano Jossa is Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Holloway University of London (UK) and teaches Italian Literature at the University of Palermo (Italy). His research interests span from the Italian Renaissance to Italian national identity as expressed through literature, in which field he has published L’Italia letteraria (2006); Un paese senza eroi: L’Italia da Jacopo Ortis a Montalbano (2013); and La più bella del mondo: Perché amare la lingua italiana (2018). He has co edited (with J. E. Everson and A. Hiscock) Ariosto, the Orlando Furioso, and British Culture (2019).

Event Details:

Monday 14 October

Starts at 6:00PM

Location: online and in person, Language Lounge, University of Liverpool, 1-7 Abercromby Square, Liverpool, L69 7WY 

Zoom link: 

Zoom will commence from 17:30 14/10/24 I Join Zoom Meeting: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/99732727395?pwd=lKzO5r1iaCV7Bj9ebuTbmXZ6lqqiAe.1  

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Cost: free to all

All events have been co-funded by the Dante Alighieri Society.