Faculty: Massimo Riva, Professor

Massimo Riva is Professor of Italian Studies and Modern Culture and Media. He has a Laurea in Philosophy from the University of Florence and a Ph.D. in Italian Literature from Rutgers University. His publications include:

Saturno e le Grazie. Ipocondriaci e malinconici nella cultura italiana del Settecento, (Palermo: Sellerio, 1992).
Melanconie del Moderno. Disagio della nazionalità e critica dell'incivilimento nella letteratura dell'Ottocento, (Ravenna: Longo, 2001). (Electronic version is available at: Casalini Libri Digital Division).
Italian Tales. An Anthology of Contemporary Italian Fiction, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004).

He is also the author of numerous essays on topics ranging from Medieval and early Modern to Contemporary Literature, including several articles (in both Italian and English) on the application of computing to the studying and teaching of Literature. Prof. Riva's engagement with information technology in both teaching and research has led to the creation of several award winning online projects, such as The Decameron Web, supported by two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (1999-2002). Most recently, he and his collaborators were awarded a grant for the creation of a Virtual Humanities Lab @ Brown University (2004-06).

Research Profile

Curriculum Vitae
Online Publications
Courses
Work in Progress

Contact Information

E-mail: Massimo_Riva@Brown.edu
Tel: +1 (401) 863-3984