In this session, we discuss A Marvelous Solitude by Renaissance scholar, Lina Bolzoni. In this book, she examines how reading literature came to be seen as a personal and transformative act by early modern thinkers such as Petrarch, Montaigne and Machiavelli.
For this session, we will read:
- Bolzoni, Lina. A Marvelous Solitude (hup.harvard.edu). Translated by Sylvia Greenup. Harvard University Press, 2023.
About the reading group:
Mats Haraldsen and Sarah Bro Trasmundi organise an exploratory reading group, where we read a mix of stories and academic texts. The aim is to discuss readings that we have wanted to read for some time — or simply read a text again and discuss it with people coming from completely different fields. No specific field expertise is required to join.
People can join as they please — and should not feel obliged to attend every time or for all readings of a text. However, let us know prior to each session if you plan on attending, by contacting mats.haraldsen@ilos.uio.no or sarbro@sdu.dk.