Category Archives: Italy

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

I was asked whether I would like to take part in this game of blogger’s tig by Margaret Skea, whose first novel Turn of the Tide was published just before Christmas by Capercaillie Books.  I went to Margaret’s launch at … Continue reading →

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Translation: 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

It is traditional to sit down, at the junction of years, and look back at memorable events that have occurred in the previous twelve months. So, for what it’s worth, here are my top translation-related events for 2012. Books read: … Continue reading →

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The Italian Renaissance State

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

A new – and, for once, largely Italian – “take” on the development of the Italian Renaissance State has just come out from Cambridge University Press.  Edited by Andrea Gamberini and Isabella Lazzarini, this rich collection proposes a refreshingly “home-grown” … Continue reading →

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La Mandragola

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Yesterday evening the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh sponsored a screening of Malachi Bogdanov’s film The Mandrake Root.  It was presented by Dr Davide Messina from the Italian Department of the University of Edinburgh and followed by a question session … Continue reading →

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