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After serving as a Harvard professor for almost 15 years, renowned Dante scholar Lino Pertile will assume the directorship of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy, next summer, the University announced Wednesday...
Pertile grew up in a small village in Northeastern Italy and taught in the United Kingdom before coming to Harvard. In the 41 years since he last lived in Italy, he has been known as a Dante scholar, professor, House Master, and even “the Godfather...
...Sills, a Fulbright scholar and former merchant marine, honed the Second City formula - an ensemble ethic and a focus on audience participation - with previous performance groups the Playwrights Theater Club and the Compass Players. Sills and Sahlins' professional relationship began while producing shows at the Playwrights Theater Club, and Alk had worked with Sills at Gate of Horn, a folk-music club in Chicago. When the three came together to build Second City, they stepped into an uncharted territory of comedy: improv did not exist outside of Sills and Spolin's projects. Comedy shows of that era were mostly rehearsed...
Darryl L. Finkton: The Humble Scholar...
...Keats room is a permanent feature of the Houghton Library, as a constant ode to one of the most popular English poets of all time. Although Keats died at the age of 25, he left a lasting impression, not just with his poetry, but also his personality. Keats scholar Professor Jack Stillinger said, “He had a short life and not too much in terms of outward events, but we have his letters and see he was an attractive character, a nice guy. That connection makes him more valuable...