Christopher Kleinhenz
Expert on medieval Italian literature/culture and the Italian language.
Professor emeritus, French and Italian College of Letters and Science — Home and cell phones available upon request ckleinhe@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Medieval authors, particularly Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio
- Relationship between text and image in medieval Italy
- Medieval manuscripts in Italy
Achievements
- Fellow, Medieval Academy of America, for contributions to the study of the Middle Ages, 2009
- Fiorino d'oro in Florence (Italy) for work on the promotion of the study of Dante and Italian literature, 2008
- Robert Kindrick/CARA Prize for Outstanding Contributions to medieval studies, 2008
- Hilldale Award in Arts and Humanities, 2005-06
- Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2004