43 Seeing Evil (with Professor Rebecca Messbarger)
The History of Literature
Shownotes Transcript
What is evil? Is it a force that lives outside us? Or something that dwells within? And how do we recognize it? Professor Rebecca Messbarger joins Jacke to discuss the problems of seeing evil and the particular ways that post-Fascist Italian writers dealt with the dilemma. We also hear the story of how a mild-mannered Italian professor’s scholarly research eventually led to her roaming the Internet in an attempt to purchase a cadaver.
Books Discussed:
The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini) by Rebecca Messbarger
Alabama Moon) by Watt Key
Mr. Palomar) by Italo Calvino
That Awful Mess on the Via Merulana) by Carlo Emilio Gadda
Todo Modo) by Leonardo Sciascia
Family Sayings) by Natalia Ginzburg
Show Notes:
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“Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba)” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive) / CC by SA)).
“Spy Glass” and “Bushwick Tarantella Loop” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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