Dante’s Bones won the 2021 Book Award (Medieval-Renaissance-Early Modern) from the American Association of Teachers of Italian
23
Nov
2021
15
Jul
2021
London Review of Books
Barbara Newman discusses Dante’s Bones in her review-essay in the London Review of Books for the 700th anniversary year of the poet’s death. Read the full review here.
25
Mar
2021
The Story Behind Dante’s Bones
The book’s exploration of Dante’s graveyard history reflects an obsession I have had with cemeteries and tombs—how we mourn and honor the dead—literally for as long as I can remember.
07
Feb
2021
Leeds Dante Podcast
I loved talking about Dante’s Bones (@Harvard_Press) and the @NEHgov Public Scholars program for the @LeedsDante podcast series hosted by Matthew Treherne!
Listen here!
05
Feb
2021
Dante’s Bones in Smithsonian Magazine
Thrilled to see my book with @Harvard_Press (Dante’s Bones) and an excerpt for @laphamsquart cited in this @SmithsonianMag article on Dante! #dante2021
Dante’s descendant calls for the exiled Florentine’s legal exoneration:
09
Dec
2020
Dante’s Political Life
I thoroughly enjoyed researching and writing this essay for Bibliotheca Dantesca (December 2020) on Dante’s “vexed political life” and how, “while not something to have wished for,” it “provided the conditions, motivation, and source material needed to create a literary masterpiece for the ages.”
Read the essay here
28
Oct
2020
Historically Thinking Podcast
Thank you Al Zambone for having me on your Historically Thinking #podcast to discuss DANTE’S BONES (@Harvard_Press) and the idea of Italy.
I really enjoyed our conversation! https://historicallythinking.org/episode-183-dantes-bones-or-a-history-of-the-idea-of-italy/…
15
Sep
2020
StrategyPage Review
“an excellent book for anyone with an interest in Dante, the arc of Italian history, or merely an historical adventure well told”
Read this review of DANTE’S BONES: HOW A POET INVENTED ITALY here:
14
Sep
2020
Dante’s Angels
Arielle Saiber and I riff on Dante’s angels in this latest episode of “Canto per Canto: Conversations with Dante in our Time.”
Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pn9iffCL6KQ
01
Sep
2020
Dante and Racial Justice
“Dante’s Divine Comedy, an epic poem recounting the Florentine’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, remains the go-to guide to the afterlife, the world’s most famous travelogue for the great beyond. But Dante matters more than that. Dante’s encounters with the dead offer enduring lessons for the living, including one that speaks with vital urgency to us today.”
Read more of my article at Zócalo Public Square: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/08/31/dante-divine-comedy-2020-neutrality/ideas/essay/
