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Peter Bondanella

    Peter Bondanella was a distinguished professor specializing in Italian literature, comparative literature, and film studies. His work delved into a profound understanding of Italian culture and arts, with a particular emphasis on cinema. He left a significant legacy in academia.

    The Decameron
    The Cinema of Federico Fellini
    The prince
    • 2005

      The prince

      • 154 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      A classic treatise on the art of statecraft from the Italian Renaissance statesman and political philosopher. A new translation which also includes several related pieces.

      The prince
    • 2002

      Naughty, bawdy and newly repackaged, this medieval masterpiece is set against the background of the Black Death of 1348. The hundred linked tales in Boccaccio's masterpiece are peopled by nobles, knights, nuns, pilgrims, thieves and lovers - both faithful and faithless.

      The Decameron
    • 1992

      A biography of Federico Fellini that shows how his exuberant imagination has been shaped by popular culture, literature, and his encounter with the ideas of C G Jung, especially Jungian dream interpretation. It links his mature accomplishments to his first employment as a cartoonist, gagman, and sketch-artist during the Fascist era.

      The Cinema of Federico Fellini