Ingrid Rossellini is a distinguished scholar of Italian literature and film. Her academic background, including a Ph.D. from Columbia University, has endowed her with a profound understanding of both classical and contemporary Italian works. Rossellini brings a rich interpretive lens to her teaching and writing, exploring the nuances of literary and cinematic expression.
Introduces the origins of self-understanding in the cultures of Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, and explains how Western civilization frames the issues of self and society.