Italy’s Sci-Fi Pioneer: The Story of Yambo’s Impact on Literature and Cinema
Italy’s Early 20th Century Sci-Fi Renaissance and Yambo’s Role. Enrico de’ Conti Novelli da Bertinoro, better known by his pseudonym Yambo, was born in Pisa … Read more
Italian Literature
Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Radical Poet-Filmmaker Who Challenged Italy’s Soul
From Friulian Dialect Poetry to Transgressive Cinema—The Life and Legacy of Italy’s Most Controversial Artist Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) … Read more
Luigi Da Porto: The Paralyzed Condottiero Who Drafted Romeo and Juliet
The Origins of the Story of Romeo and Juliet Luigi Da Porto was an Italian condottiero, writer, and historiographer better known as the author of … Read more