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Italian Studies
Online Resources
- Classici italianiCollection of almost 500 full-text Italian classics divided by period and author. Several projects also present critical works such as biographies, bibliographies, and introductions to the works of the most important Italian writers.
- Dartmouth Dante projectSearchable database of Dante's Divina Commedia and numerous commentaries written about it (between 1321 and 2003).
- Decameron WebVirtual encyclopedia of the Decamerone, plus the Corbaccio and the Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta, that includes the text in its established critical edition (Branca), sources, translations, annotations, commentaries, and bibliographies.
- Italian Dialect PoetryThis website is dedicated to the great tradition of Italian Dialect Poetry, which is presently undergoing a huge revival. It includes several poems from all the regions and dialects of Italy.
- Italian Women Writers (IWW)Extensive corpus of literature written by Italian women authors. Produced by the University of Chicago Library, IWW includes authors from the 13th century to authors born in 1945.
- Liber Liber (Progetto Manuzio)Among all, the most extensive full-text e-library for Italian literature (out of copyright). It is also accessible by visually impaired people.
- Libretti d'opera italianiSite dedicated to Italian libretti d'opera. It is searchable by the author of the text, the author of the musical score, by title of the work or by century.
Ace Alagna photographs
The Ace Alagna photographs collection is housed in The Monsignor Field Archives & Special Collections Center. A large portion of the more than 20,000 images have been digitized and are viewable online through the University Libraries Digital Collections. The collection provides a wonderful resource for the study of Italian-American entertainers, New Jersey politicians, and Italian-American life in the mid to late 20th century.
Special Collections, Seton Hall University Libraries
Joe Di Maggio signing baseballs, Ace Alagna and fans