About the Author

Eugenio Ragni is a professor of literature at the Universit� di Roma Tre and has been a visiting professor at ASU, UCLA, and at the University of Texas. For nearly three decades (1966-93), Ragni worked as an editor and author for the l'Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani. Over this time, he served as dedicated contributor to the Enciclopedia Dantesca, a six-volume work that explored the life and literary works of the great Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri.