معرفی
Marino Forlino is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Italian and Italian Studies at Scripps College. He specializes in Italian literature from medieval through baroque periods, with particular expertise in Boccaccio, Basile, and Arabic-Italian literary connections.
Education includes:
- PhD in Italian, Rutgers University (2015)
- MA in Italian, Rutgers University (2014)
- Diploma in Advanced Arabic, Institut Bourguiba des Langues Vivantes (2012)
- Laurea Magistrale, University of Florence (2005)
- Graduate Diploma, Smith College (2004)
Research explores cross-cultural motifs in Italian literature, especially esotericism and eroticism in Boccaccio's Decameron and Basile's Pentamerone. Current book manuscript examines Arabic prose influences on Italian narrative traditions.
Publications demonstrate consistent focus on Italian literary analysis, including comparative studies of Eastern/Western literary traditions and critical reviews of contemporary Italian scholarship.
Awards and honors:
- Rutgers University fellowships (Transliteration, Laggini Memorial)
- Arabic language scholarships (Tunisia/Egypt)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs funding
No information available regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.
