Ms Laura L.

Crassus, BA Italian Studies (Birmingham), MA Italian Studies

(Birmingham-Warwick), D.Phil. Candidate (Oxford)

Address: 47 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JF / St. Hugh’s College, OX2 6LE

Email: laura.crassus@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
D.Phil. thesis: A diachronic study of translation using Italian poetic texts to assess the
validity of Lefevere’s blueprint for poetry translation.
Research interests: Translation theory and practice; Leopardi (especially the Zibaldone);
Italian history: preconditions to Italian fascism and the rise of Mussolini.
Teaching: Translation project supervision