Dr. Elena Rossi
Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Credentials
BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)
Areas of research
- Medieval and Renaissance Spanish Literature
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature
- Medieval Catalan Literature
- Spanish Poet Painters (1525 to 1650) and Hispano-Italian Literary Links
- Literature and the Arts (especially the Cinema) in Spain and Italy
- Contemporary Fiction by/about Women in Spain and Italy
- Mediterranean Culture
Research description:
Literature in Spain and Italy during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, especially lyric poetry. Hispano-Italian literary links during the Italian Renaissance and the Spanish Golden Age. Literature and the Arts. Italian cinema. Italian women poets in the Renaissance. Contemporary Italian women writers. Florence & Tuscany in literature and culture.
Countries lived or worked in:
Italy, Spain
Languages:
Italian, Spanish