Robert P. Harrison
Encyclopedia
Robert P. Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Chair of Italian Literature
at Stanford University
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He was born in Izmir, Turkey, and raised in Rome
. He is the host of the podcast Entitled Opinions
(On Life and Literature). He plays lead guitar for the cerebral rock band Glass Wave
.
Italian literature
Italian literature is literature written in the Italian language, particularly within Italy. It may also refer to literature written by Italians or in Italy in other languages spoken in Italy, often languages that are closely related to modern Italian....
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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He was born in Izmir, Turkey, and raised in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He is the host of the podcast Entitled Opinions
Entitled Opinions
Entitled Opinions is a literary talk show hosted by Robert P. Harrison, a professor of French and Italian at Stanford University. The show is also available as a podcast. Topics range broadly on issues related to literature, ideas, and lived experience...
(On Life and Literature). He plays lead guitar for the cerebral rock band Glass Wave
Glass Wave
Glass Wave is a Bay Area cerebral rock band formed in 2008 by Robert Pogue Harrison and Dan Edelstein, both professors of literature at Stanford University. The band was conceived originally as a literary musical collaboration for their team-taught Introduction to the Humanities course entitled...
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