Mark Musa
Encyclopedia
Mark Musa is a graduate of Rutgers University
(B.A., 1956), the University of Florence
(as Fulbright Scholar 1956-1958), and the Johns Hopkins University
(M.A., 1959; Ph.D., 1961). He is a former Guggenheim fellow
and the author of a number of books and articles. Best known for his translations of the Italian
classics (Dante
and the poetry of the Middle Ages
), he is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of French
and Italian
at Indiana University
. Mr. Musa has also translated and edited The Portable Dante
and, with Peter Bondanella, The Portable Machiavelli, both published with Penguin Books
.
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
(B.A., 1956), the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
(as Fulbright Scholar 1956-1958), and the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
(M.A., 1959; Ph.D., 1961). He is a former Guggenheim fellow
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
and the author of a number of books and articles. Best known for his translations of the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
classics (Dante
DANTE
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and the poetry of the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
), he is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
at Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
. Mr. Musa has also translated and edited The Portable Dante
DANTE
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and, with Peter Bondanella, The Portable Machiavelli, both published with Penguin Books
Penguin Books
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.