Dear everyone I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Isobel Burke and I'm in the first year of an M.Litt course at University College Dublin. The subject of my thesis is Santa Caterina Vigri da Bologna (1413-1463), a fifteenth-century mystic and author. My other interests include materials development and the teaching of Italian language and culture and I'm happy to be a member of the italian-studies list. I'd love to hear from anyone with similar interests. My e-mail address is: [log in to unmask] A presto :-) Isobel %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%