ITALIAN 162 - The Meaning of Time | Romance Languages & Literatures

Semester: Spring

Year offered: 2027

Link: Course Website

A course about the meaning of time, not just as a measurement of change, but also as the social and intellectual prerequisite for knowledge, morality, and political action. With examples drawn mostly from Italian culture—readings include Machiavelli, Galileo, Vico, Pirandello, Gramsci, Elena Ferrante.

Francesco Erspamer

erspamer@fas.harvard.edu

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Italian)

Academic Degrees: Laurea in Lettere, Diploma di perfezionamento, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Research Interests: Renaissance culture; intellectual history; modern and contemporary Italian novel; literature and politics. Erspamer’s book reviews appear...