Mark Musa
Mark Louis (Sonny) Musa (27 May 1934[1] – December 31, 2014[2]) was a translator and scholar of Italian literature.
Musa was a graduate of Rutgers University (B.A., 1956), the University of Florence (as Fulbright Scholar of the U.S.-Italy Fulbright Commission 1956–1958), and the Johns Hopkins University (M.A., 1959; Ph.D., 1961). He was a Guggenheim fellow and the author articles and books, including Advent at the Gates: Dante's Comedy, published in 1974 by Indiana University Press. Best known for his translations of Italian classics, including Dante,[3] Boccaccio, and Petrarch,[4] he was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German, French and Italian at Indiana University. Musa translated and edited The Portable Dante and, with Peter Bondanella, The Portable Machiavelli, both published by Penguin Books.[5]
Musa died in Pollença, Majorca on December 31, 2014.[2]
References
- ^ "Musa, Mark". Library of Congress Authorities. Library of Congress. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ a b Kleinhenz, Christopher (2014). "In Memoriam Mark Louis Musa (1934–2014)". Dante Studies. 132: 313–317.
- ^ Musa translated the three volumes of The Divine Comedy for Penguin Classics, and Dante's Vita Nuova: A New Edition (1973) for Indiana University Press.
- ^ "Mark Louis Musa". Indiana University Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Fellows. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ "Penguin Classics Search Results Page". Penguin Classics. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
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