The late Paolo Mantegazza was a physician, anthropologist, travel writer, novelist, and politician. He was a professor of pathology and anthropology.Nicoletta Pireddu (Ph.D. Comparative Literature, UCLA; Dottorato, English and American Literatures, Ca' Foscari University, Venice) is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on European literary and cultural relations, intellectual history, critical theories, and translation studies, and has been supported by NEH, Howard Foundation, and Borchard Foundation fellowships. She received the American Association for Italian Studies book prize for Antropologi alla corte della bellezza. Decadenza ed economia simbolica nell'Europa fin de siècle (2002), the "Mario Soldati" award for criticism, the Georgetown FLL Distinguished Service Award, and the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Other books include The Works of Claudio Magris: Temporary Homes, Mobile Identities, European Borders (2015), and English editions of Paolo Mantegazza's works--The Physiology of Love and Other Writings (U of Toronto P, 2007) and The Year 3000 (U of Nebraska P, 2010).

The late Paolo Mantegazza was a physician, anthropologist, travel writer, novelist, and politician. He was a professor of pathology and anthropology.Nicoletta Pireddu (Ph.D. Comparative Literature, UCLA; Dottorato, English and American Literatures, Ca' Foscari University, Venice) is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on European literary and cultural relations, intellectual history, critical theories, and translation studies, and has been supported by NEH, Howard Foundation, and Borchard Foundation fellowships. She received the American Association for Italian Studies book prize for Antropologi alla corte della bellezza. Decadenza ed economia simbolica nell'Europa fin de siècle (2002), the "Mario Soldati" award for criticism, the Georgetown FLL Distinguished Service Award, and the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Other books include The Works of Claudio Magris: Temporary Homes, Mobile Identities, European Borders (2015), and English editions of Paolo Mantegazza's works--The Physiology of Love and Other Writings (U of Toronto P, 2007) and The Year 3000 (U of Nebraska P, 2010).

The late Paolo Mantegazza was a physician, anthropologist, travel writer, novelist, and politician. He was a professor of pathology and anthropology.Nicoletta Pireddu (Ph.D. Comparative Literature, UCLA; Dottorato, English and American Literatures, Ca' Foscari University, Venice) is Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on European literary and cultural relations, intellectual history, critical theories, and translation studies, and has been supported by NEH, Howard Foundation, and Borchard Foundation fellowships. She received the American Association for Italian Studies book prize for Antropologi alla corte della bellezza. Decadenza ed economia simbolica nell'Europa fin de siècle (2002), the "Mario Soldati" award for criticism, the Georgetown FLL Distinguished Service Award, and the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Other books include The Works of Claudio Magris: Temporary Homes, Mobile Identities, European Borders (2015), and English editions of Paolo Mantegazza's works--The Physiology of Love and Other Writings (U of Toronto P, 2007) and The Year 3000 (U of Nebraska P, 2010).