I would just ask is the original language text included?
Robert Colasacco

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From: N.Prunster [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 7:39 PM
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Subject: Re: Recent Publication


With George Ferzoco's kind permission, I would like to inform Italianists
of the recent publication of "Romeo and Juliet before Shakespeare: Four
Early Stories of Star-Crossed Love". This volume, published by the Centre
for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at Victoria University in the
Univerasity of Toronto, contains annotated translations (into English) of
the novelle by Masuccio Salernitano, Luigi da Porto, Matteo Bandello and
Pierre Boaistuau dealing with the Romeo and Giulietta tale. The
translations are preceded by an Introduction (pp.1-18) which traces the
narrative evolution of the tale.
Should anyone require more information - or ordering details - I will
gladly provide it. I can be contacted at the above e-mail address.
Nicole Prunster
Department of Italian Studies
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia.
>Dear italian-studies colleagues,
>
>I was very pleased to get to see several of you at the medieval congress
>in Kalamazoo
>last week (although very sorry to have missed the wine hour organized by
>Leslie
>Morgan and associates). I was even more pleased to find, upon my return to
>Leicester,
>that a new Chair of Modern Languages has been created here; and I was
>especially
>thrilled to find that the new Professor may be an Italianist (although it
>is possible
>that the post may go to a specialist in French or Spanish). This is an
>exciting
>possibility for Italian Studies at Leicester, and could be a notable
>addition to the
>Italianist 'scene' in the British Isles.
>
>The job will not be officially advertised until next week, but below you
>will find an
>advance copy of the further particulars. I hope that you will take the
>time to read
>them. If you think you could be an appropriate choice, I would be happy to
>hear from
>you informally, and I would encourage you to apply. If you know of a
>colleague who
>may be interested, I would be grateful to you if you could forward this
>message to
>that person.
>
>Let me add a brief description of Italian at Leicester. At this moment, we
>have four
>full-time Italianists: Clodagh Brook (Lecturer), Marina Spunta (Lecturer),
>Paola
>Keyse (Language Tutor) and myself. This year, we teach about 65 first-year
>students,
>about 50 second-year students, and about 35 final-year students;
>additionally, about
>35 students are presently on their Year Abroad (between their second and
>final year
>of studies) in Bologna, Padova, Pavia, Pisa, Torino and Verona . We also
>have three
>postgraduate students, and others will be starting MA/PhD studies later
>this year. We
>have recently established a unique summer language programme for our
>students between
>their first and second years; for three weeks, they follow an intensive
>course of
>study in Italy and live with Italian host families. Given our moderate
>numbers, we
>cannot offer the range of courses we would like, but I think we offer a
very
>respectable selection nonetheless. Second-year options presently include:
>Medieval
>and Renaissance Italy; Dante's Inferno; Reading Cinema; History of Italian
>Cinema;
>Introduction to Italian Linguistics; Modern Italian Women's Writing.
>Final-year
>options presently include: Dante's Purgatorio; Dante's Paradiso; Italian
>Popular
>Literature and Culture (pre-Unification); Italian Popular Literature and
>Culture
>(post 1860); Italian and Its Varieties; Italian and Translation; Modern
>Mezzogiorno;
>Contemporary Italian Fiction. In short, Italian has been growing in
>numbers and in
>spirit recently at Leicester, and I am sure that it would be good for our
>students
>and our University if a new Chair could be added to our Italianist cohort.
>
>I might add that the University of Leicester recently has acquired a new
>Vice-Chancellor (= Magnifico Rettore), Professor Robert Burgess (a
>sociologist), who
>has shown himself to be taking a very active and constructive part in
further
>improving our humanities departments. (This is partcularly notable, given
>that our
>University's fame has largely relied on the accomplishments of our
>colleagues in the
>sciences, such as genetics and astronomical studies.) I am optimistic that
>this bodes
>well for Italian and modern languages at Leicester.
>
>You will find my contact details at the end of this message, if you should
>wish to
>ask anything about this position; you may also wish to contact my Head of
>School,
>Christopher Rolfe, whose details appear in the further particulars. But
>now, here are
>... the further particulars!
>
>Best wishes,
>George
>
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>PARTICULARS OF APPOINTMENT
>CHAIR IN THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES (Ref. P9017)
>
>
>The University seeks to appoint a professorial Head to give impetus and
>leadership to
>the School of Modern Languages. The appointment will be made in either
>French or
>Italian or Spanish, there already being a chairholder in German. The
>successful
>candidate will be expected to serve as Head of School with immediate
>effect and for a
>period to be agreed.
>
>Applicants should have a native or near-native command of either French or
>Italian or
>Spanish, a substantial record of published research, sound administrative
>skills, and
>the capacity to give energetic and innovative academic leadership. They
>must possess
>the vision to enable the School to respond imaginatively to the challenges
>presently
>faced by university language departments. The successful candidate will be
>familiar
>with the latest developments in language teaching and be in a position to
>lead the
>School in new directions.
>
>THE UNIVERSITY
>
>The University of Leicester is one of the UK's leading research
>universities. The
>University was founded as a University College in 1921 and granted a Royal
>Charter in
>1957. It has an estate of approximately 53 hectares and a six hectare
>Botanic Garden,
>an arboretum and a range of residences in the suburbs that are set in
>attractive
>gardens.
>
>The University has over 15,000 students including 8,000 at postgraduate
>level. There
>are 42 academic departments and 35 special divisions and centres located
>in six
>faculties: Arts, Education and Continuing Studies, Law, Medicine and
>Biological
>Sciences, Science and Social Sciences. The University employs
>approximately 3,000
>staff.
>
>The University was ranked 25th by the Financial Times and 28th by the
>Sunday Times,
>obtained the following scores out of 24 in recent teaching quality
>assessments:
>Medicine 23, Physics 23, American Studies 23, Mathematics 22, Biological
>Sciences 22,
>Psychology 24 and had 18 ratings of 5*, 5 or 4 in the 1996 Research
>Assessment
>Exercise.
>
>The University is committed to producing research and teaching of the
highest
>quality, to promoting undergraduate and postgraduate studies through
>campus based and
>distance learning programmes and to developing close collaboration with
>the local and
>regional community.
>
>
>The School of Modern Languages
>
>The School of Modern Languages became a single department and cost centre
>in the
>Faculty of Arts when the former departments of French, German and Italian
>were
>amalgamated in 1996. Spanish was introduced in 1998.
>
>The School offers a variety of degree programmes combining French, German,
>Italian
>and Spanish, including European Studies. There are ab initio courses in
>German,
>Italian and Spanish which permit students to transfer later in Honours
degree
>programmes. The School also includes the Language Services Unit, which
>provides a
>university-wide language programme for non-specialists. At present there
>are 13
>full-time academic staff in the School, together with 6 language
>assistants and
>language tutors. The Head of School is assisted in administrative duties by
a
>management committee comprising the Directors of Studies for each language
>and the
>Director of the Language Services Unit. The School possesses language
>laboratories
>and a self-access language-learning centre which were custom built in 1995.
>
>The School achieved the following research ratings in the 1996 RAE: French
>(4),
>German (4), Italian (3) and the School continues to place a high priority
>on research
>and publication. There is an active Research Seminar which meets on a
>weekly basis
>during term. The School is home to a flourishing Centre for Quebec
>Studies. The
>School wishes to expand its postgraduate programme and the new Head will
>be expected
>to promote this expansion vigorously.
>
>Current research interests include:
>
>Applied linguistics / language teaching methodology;
>Sociolinguistics;
>German Romanticism and Classicism, both literature and the visual arts;
>Contemporary German literature, especially Christa Wolf;
>Eighteenth-century Theatre de la Foire;
>Bande dessinee;
>French and British multiculturalism;
>Society and culture of Quebec;
>Contemporary Italian narrative, especially Antonio Tabucchi;
>Prose fiction of Flaubert;
>Cinema;
>Medieval popular and religious culture
>
>
>TERMS AND CONDITIONS
>
>The Professor will be a member of Senate and of the Board of the Faculty
>of Arts and
>will be required to take part in the work of the University Boards and
>Committees as
>may be necessary from time to time.
>
>The successful candidate will normally be expected to attend the regular
>Staff
>Meetings of the Department. The successful candidate will be expected to
>undertake
>scholarly work and research; and the University endeavours to provide
>adequate
>resources for the research interests of its staff. Staff are also expected
to
>undertake adult and continuing education teaching as and when appropriate.
>
>The University operates a scheme whereby members of academic staff have the
>opportunity to apply for periods of study leave on a regular basis.
>
>The Head of Department is appointed for a fixed term after consultation
>with all
>academic staff in the Department. At present Mr. Christopher Rolfe is Head
>of School.
>The successful candidate would normally be expected to be willing to serve
>such a
>term from time to time in due course.
>
>Staff are responsible to the Head of the Department for such lecture
courses,
>teaching, postgraduate supervision, examining and other work as may be
>allotted to
>him/her. The person appointed will be required to take a full share in all
>examining
>work, including invigilation, and in the tutorial work of the Department
>(personal as
>well as academic) and in such general work for the Department as may be
>required from
>time to time by the Head of Department.
>
>Appointments, unless otherwise stated are full-time, but no fixed number
>of hours of
>work is prescribed for members of academic staff. Extra-mural lecturing
>for the
>University and examining work may be undertaken without obtaining
>permission, and so
>may occasional lectures, broadcasts etc., but before engaging in other
>paid external
>work, members of the academic staff must consult the Vice-Chancellor who
>will, if he
>considers it necessary, bring the matter before Senate and Council. This
>stipulation
>applies to all paid external work that it is proposed to undertake in
>vacations as
>well as during terms, and in particular for consultancies and to work for
>any other
>University at home, or abroad, including the Open University.
>
>The appointment is subject to University Charter, Statutes, Ordinances, and
>Regulations and to the standard Terms and Conditions of Appointment for
>Academic
>Staff.
>
>The initial salary will be within the professorial range.
>
>Academic and related staff eligible for membership may, immediately on
>starting their
>employment, join USS - the occupational pension scheme provided by this
>University.
>Unless, prior to becoming an employee he/she declares in writing a wish
>not be a
>member of USS he/she will automatically be deemed to be a member from the
>start of
>the employment and contributions will be deducted accordingly.
>Contributions at the
>rate of 6.35% of salary will be deducted from the date of entry to the
>Scheme, at
>which time full details of benefits, etc. will be forwarded by the
University
>Superannuation Office, from whom further information can be obtained at
>any time. The
>University contributes an amount equal to approximately 14% of salary.
>
>Staff are required to reside in or near Leicester unless otherwise
especially
>permitted. The University has a scheme whereby it is prepared to give some
>assistance
>towards removal expenses in certain cases. There is a wide variety of
>accommodation
>available within easy reach of the University. Leicester enjoys excellent
>shopping,
>cultural and recreational facilities; it boasts one of the country's
leading
>provincial theatres and is one of the major concert venues outside London.
>Some of
>the most pleasing landscapes of middle England are to be found in the
>unspoilt
>countryside and picturesque villages of rural Leicestershire.
>
>INFORMAL ENQUIRIES
>
>Candidates who are interested in the Chair are invited, if they so wish,
>to contact
>Mr. Christopher Rolfe, telephone (0116) 252 2694, email [log in to unmask]
>
>One unbound copy of the letter of application, with the names and
>addresses of three
>persons to whom reference may be made, should be forwarded to reach the
>Personnel
>Office (Professorial Appointments) not later than 9 June 2000.
>
>Keith Julian
>Registrar and Secretary
>
>University of Leicester
>University Road
>Leicester LE1 7RH
>
>Telephone	(0116) 252 2422
>Fax	(0116) 252 5140
>
>May 2000
>
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