After translating Oscar Wilde (The Ballad of Reading Goal,Palermo, Novecento, 1998; Il Quinto Vangelo, Palermo, Novecento ), organizing an international conference with exhibition and catalogue of Wilde's first Italian translations (Palermo 1998), after publishing La Biblioteca di Oscar Wilde (Palermo, Novecento, 2005) and the first complete assessment of his afterlife in Italy (2010), there's still a great deal to discover about his reception in Italy. The research project aims at analyzing the impact of Italian culture on Oscar Wilde and of Oscar Wilde on Italian culture. Estimated costs: 8000 euros.
