Joseph Luzzi

Nov 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Joseph Luzzi |David Grann |Elie Wiesel |Marion Wiesel

A learned but accessibly written essay on a centerpiece of the European literary tradition and its continuing influence. Bard College literature scholar Luzzi posits that Dante was “an intensely experimental writer,” one reason that centuries later James Joyce would take so many cues from him.

Mar 10, 2024 | voegelinview.com | Joseph Luzzi |Paul Krause

What is the Renaissance? Everyone has heard of the term, but few seem to understand what it was. To some, the Renaissance marks the turning away from the medieval world of faith and superstition (a crude ideological construct, to be sure) and the emergence of the modern world of the individual, science, and rationalism.

Nov 17, 2023 | nytimes.com | Joseph Luzzi

GLOWRUSHES, by Roberto Piumini. Translated by Leah Janeczko. Once in a great while a book comes along that’s equally enthralling for children and the people they call grown-ups — a book playful and accessible enough to hold a young person’s attention yet sufficiently resonant and complex to keep a seasoned reader turning its pages, sometimes even while fighting back tears.