Lino Pertile
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Lino Pertile is an Italian
linguist, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
and a former House Master of Eliot House
. Born in Italy
near Padua
, he taught at the universities of Reading
, Sussex
, and Edinburgh
before coming to Harvard.
His specialty is Dante
scholarship, a field in which he has published widely. Dante studies were made great in the United States
by a previous Harvard scholar, the Victorian Charles Eliot Norton
. Lino Pertile also studies the Italian twentieth-century novel. In 2005 he was named Harvard College
Professor, a special teaching recognition awarded to those faculty members who have most invested their time and energy in teaching undergraduates. It was announced on December 16, 2009 that Pertile would become the new director of Villa I Tatti
, the Harvard University
Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, in summer 2010.
Owing to his work on Dante, a minor fire in Eliot House's basement in 2001 was nicknamed "Pertile's Inferno."
Italy
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linguist, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and a former House Master of Eliot House
Eliot House
Eliot House is one of twelve residential houses for upperclassmen at Harvard University and one of the seven original houses at the College. Opened in 1931, the house was named after Charles William Eliot, who served as president of the university for forty years .-Traditions:Before Harvard opted...
. Born in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
near Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, he taught at the universities of Reading
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, and Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
before coming to Harvard.
His specialty is Dante
DANTE
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scholarship, a field in which he has published widely. Dante studies were made great in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by a previous Harvard scholar, the Victorian Charles Eliot Norton
Charles Eliot Norton
Charles Eliot Norton, was a leading American author, social critic, and professor of art. He was a militant idealist, a progressive social reformer, and a liberal activist whom many of his contemporaries considered the most cultivated man in the United States.-Biography:Norton was born at...
. Lino Pertile also studies the Italian twentieth-century novel. In 2005 he was named Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
Professor, a special teaching recognition awarded to those faculty members who have most invested their time and energy in teaching undergraduates. It was announced on December 16, 2009 that Pertile would become the new director of Villa I Tatti
Villa I Tatti
Villa I Tatti, The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies is a research institute in Florence, Italy.-History:Villa I Tatti is located on an estate of olive groves, vineyards and gardens on the border of Florence and Fiesole...
, the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, in summer 2010.
Owing to his work on Dante, a minor fire in Eliot House's basement in 2001 was nicknamed "Pertile's Inferno."