Erminia Passannanti

Erminia Passannanti is an Italian author, poet, and independent academic researcher with a rich academic background and a diverse range of works to her name. Educated in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Salerno, she has a First-Class Honours Degree in this field and has obtained two PhDs, one in Italian literature from University College London (England, UK) and the other in Social Sciences and Media Communications from Brunel University (England, UK).

Her work explores the interplay between different cultures, particularly focusing on the dynamic between Italian and English cultures. Passannanti has expressed a fascination with foreign languages, especially English, and her poetry has been influenced by various authors she has studied or translated, including the Brontë sisters, Sylvia Plath, T.S.Eliot, Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill, and R.S. Thomas. Her poetic works reflect a blend of her Italian cultural roots and her exposure to and engagement with English literature and culture.

Passannanti's writings extend beyond poetry, encompassing the fields of literature, cinema, and censorship. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of these topics, particularly the complexities of censorship in relation to cinema. Among her works are the monographs "Il Corpo e il Potere. Salò o le 120 Giornate di Sodoma di Pier Paolo Pasolini", "Franco Fortini traduttore di Bertold Brecht", "Il Cristo dell'eresia: rappresentazione del sacro e censura nei film di Pier Paolo Pasolini", "L'avventura della traduzione. The Waste Land, di TS Eliot".

Passannanti's work often reflects a deep understanding of the cultural, historical, and artistic nuances of both Italian and English societies, providing a rich and nuanced exploration of these themes. Her insights into the relationship between Italian and English cultures, as well as her studies on the influence of Italian literature and cinema in England, add a unique perspective to the discourse in these fields.

Passannanti is recipient of a number of poetry prizes and awards, for poetry and essy writing, including the first prize at the 'Premio Nazionale di Poesia Laura Nobile (University of Siena) and the first Prize, at the Premio Nazionale di Poesia 'Davide Maria Turoldo'. the First prize at the National competition "Franco Fortini" (Section: Essay Writing, 2011).

She lives in Oxford ()England, UK).

PUBLICATIONS
On Pier Paolo Pasolini:

• Il Corpo & il Potere. Salò o le 120 Giornate di Sodoma di Pier Paolo Pasolini (Troubador, 2004);

*Linguaggi e metalinguaggi ne La ricotta di Pier Paolo Pasolini. IL CIBO. (Brindin Press, UK, 2005).

• La ricotta. Il Sacro Trasgredito, su P.P Pasolini e la censura clericale (2008);

• Il Cristo dell’Eresia. Rappresentazione del sacro e censura nei film di Pier Paolo Pasolini (Joker, 2009);

• La nudità del sacro nei film di Pier Paolo Pasolini (2019).

• Leonard Cohen. A Jewish Mind's Fascination with Jesus of Nazareth.

On Franco Fortini :

• Poem of the Roses. Linguistic Expressionism in the Poetry of Franco Fortini (Troubador, 2005);

*Senso e semiotica in Paesaggio con Serpente (Brindin Press, 2004);

• Scrittura saggistica, dizione lirica e traduzione poetica nell’opera di Franco Fortini (Brindin Press, 2004);

Other books:

Vested Voices. Literary Transvestism (co-edited with Rossella Riccobono), (Troubador, 2006).

Sylvia Plath; Emily, Charlotte e Anne Brontë, Poesie (Ripostes, 1989); Leonard Woolf, A caccia di intellettuali (Ripostes, 1990); Gli Uomini sono una beffa degli angeli: Poesia britannica contemporanea (Ripostes, 1993); R. S. Thomas, Liriche alla svolta di un millennio (Manni, 1998), Poesia del dissenso. Poesia italiana contemporanea (2004-2006), T.S. Eliot, La terra desolata (2015).