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The Cambridge Companion to Dante by Rachel Jacoff (Editor)
Call Number: 851.1 Dante
Publication Date: 2007
Essays covering Dante's early works and their relation to the Commedia, his literary antecedents, both vernacular and classical, biblical and theological influences, the historical and political dimensions of Dante's works, and their reception.
The Cambridge History of Italian Literature by Peter Brand (Editor); Lino Pertile (Editor)
Call Number: 850.9 Cambridge
Publication Date: 1997
Provides a comprehensive survey of Italian writing from its earliest origins up to the present day.

Decameron by Boccacccio
Call Number: 853.1 Boccacccio
Publication Date: 14th CE
The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city.
Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri
Call Number: 851 Dante
Publication Date: 14th CE
Dante Alighieri's 14th Century masterpiece in which the narrator journey through the realms of the afterlife.
Inferno by Dante Alighieri; Michael Palma (Translator)
Call Number: 851.1 Dante
Publication Date: 14th CE; 2002
Michael Palma's Inferno has rendered the poem into contemporary verse while maintaining Dante's original triple rhyme scheme, recreating inferno in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others.
Il Nome della Rosa by Umberto Eco
Call Number: 853 Eco
Publication Date: 1980
An historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and literary theory.

Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary by Maria Cristina Bareggi (Editor)
Call Number: REF 453.21 DII
Publication Date: 2001
The extensive vocabulary and usage notes throughout make this an essential dictionary for all serious students of Italian, as well as translators and language professionals.
Two Thousand One Italian and English Idioms by Daniela Gobetti; Francis A. Hall; Robert A. Hall
Call Number: 453.21 2001
Publication Date: 1996
This thoroughly revised new edition translates the most frequently used Italian and English idioms and phrases in two separate bilingual lists.
501 Italian Verbs by Barron
Call Number: 458.2421 Colaneri
Publication Date: 2007
A comprehensive guide to Italian verb usage with a wealth of reference material and language tips.
Mastering Italian Vocabulary by Luciana Feinler-Torriani
Call Number: 458.2421 FEINLER-TORRIANI
Publication Date: 2003
This Italian word-power builder presents more than 5,000 words and phrases with translations into English.