Holmes, Olivia 1958–

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HOLMES, Olivia 1958–

PERSONAL: Born September 15, 1958, in Albany, NY; daughter of J. Everitt (a science writer) and Beatrice (an historian; maiden name, Hort) Holmes; married Mario Moroni (a professor), June 10, 1989; children: Jacopo. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Yale University, B.A., 1980; University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1982; Northwestern University, Ph.D., 1994. Politics: Democrat.

ADDRESSES: Home—31 Gilman St., Waterville, ME 04901-5440. Office—Department of Italian, Yale University, P.O. Box 208311, New Haven, CT 06520-8311. E-mail—olivia.holmes@yale.edu.

CAREER: Yale University, New Haven, CT, assistant professor, 1996–2002, associate professor of Italian language and literature, 2002–.

MEMBER: Modern Language Association of America, Association of Italian Studies, Dante Society of America.

AWARDS, HONORS: Book Award, American Association of Italian Studies, 2000, for Assembling the Lyric Self.

WRITINGS:

Assembling the Lyric Self, University of Minnesota Press (Minneapolis, MN), 2000.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Dante's Two Beloved: Ethics as Erotic Choice.

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