CUNY Academic Commons | Stefania Porcelli | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/sporcelli/activity/ Activity feed for Stefania Porcelli. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 ec07e7103b8bd6e9f545f6e77ff54fcd Stefania Porcelli (She/her)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/969099/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 02:59:46 -0500 281dc7406b5512f8fdf7c55f77cf954d Stefania Porcelli (She/her)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/829646/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:02:08 -0500 9a02cc291f31e3004032b67d0b87cfaf Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, How women were portrayed in Boccaccio's: 'Decameron', on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/how-women-were-portrayed-in-boccaccios-decameron/#comment-1324 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:18:30 -0500 Thank you, Jannah! There are other posts that are connected to yours (see Megan’s for a different take on women in Boccaccio).

]]> cf3eea9b896bceb45304226574cafe99 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Intersection of politics and writing in The Prince and The Divine Comedy, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-intersection-of-politics-and-writing-in-the-prince-and-the-divine-comedy/#comment-1322 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:46:10 -0500 This is very nice to read. But I assume that you consider The Prince literature and not a political manual…

]]> 46a199c1b01781d5f95450547e832d9d Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Divine Feminine, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-divine-feminine/#comment-1321 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 19:06:25 -0500 Thank you! this flows really well…

]]> 4e7056d48e45f28f5b9ccf263f3c7b4e Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Religion represented in Dante, Petrarch, and Machiavelli, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/religion-in-dante-petrarch-and-machiavelli/#comment-1320 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:47:07 -0500 Very well organized! And the pictures look great!

]]> b5bc5925fcd34704e528c72df2c03563 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Boccaccio and Machiavelli: Desire, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/boccaccio-and-machiavelli-desire/#comment-1319 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 22:34:14 -0500 I don’t see the caption, thanks for providing it here!

]]> 71d243b37e22188bf93ece1065d4bb20 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Verità e Satira, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/verita-e-satira/#comment-1316 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:02:18 -0500 Bellissimo! Grazie. Ti mando il mio commento per email.

]]> 9e95dd1d793e2aae1addc9ad3ebae875 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Depiction of Love and Women, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-depiction-of-love-and-women/#comment-1314 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:44:01 -0500 Thank you, Alanis! I will email you my comments.

]]> 5f7808586c9210b1ff5b5de480870222 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Representation of Women in the Decameron (their roles in the stories), on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/representation-of-women-in-the-decameron-their-roles-in-the-stories/#comment-1313 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:26:13 -0500 Thank you! I will email you my comments.

]]> 96c34b62e1419694eca8b5149dc9acd2 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Roles of Men and Women in “The Decameron”, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-roles-of-men-and-women-in-the-decameron/#comment-1312 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:14:06 -0500 Good job! Thank you. I will email you my comments and grade for this.

]]> 15ba91f7ff2e79ebb34f46e4239d7654 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Cruelty in The Prince, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/cruelty-in-the-prince/#comment-1261 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:36:32 -0500 Good. A couple of stylistic suggestions:
In The Prince, Machiavelli mentions..
In his metaphor when dealing with someone who is a snare THE PRINCE must act like a fox, and for those who are wolves, HE must act like a lion.

]]> f3951c4a7382b9feaa290eaae7ca0094 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Pericoli dell´Estremismo, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/pericoli-dellestremismo/#comment-1245 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:26:52 -0500 Ottimo! Sono d’accordo che Machiavelli non parla delle cose come dovrebbero essere ma come sono e quindi di come è necessario che il principe governi se vuole tenere il potere.
Non capisco bene cosa vuoi dire con “sorpasso”.

]]> 3eb0a3557adc9e382447536c0ab34fbb Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Generosity in The Prince, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/generosity-in-the-prince/#comment-1244 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:22:58 -0500 Very well done and well written!

]]> 6fa14041272ac4b0922a4bfc9008c513 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Prince/Machiavelli : Freewill, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-prince-machiavelli-freewill/#comment-1239 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:35:25 -0500 Nice. Is free will the same thing as personal skills?

]]> d09b53b71a64eb0d93c849b5b0a79492 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, War/Violence, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/war-violence/#comment-1238 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:33:03 -0500 Very good. Can you add a caption to your image?

]]> 4b58619bc7feb40607d97364ce186bd7 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Prince: Leader, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-prince-leader/#comment-1237 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:30:30 -0500 Very well done!

]]> bed2d8b33a49aa2a144cd4ded24d972c Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Destiny/Fate in The Prince, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/destiny-fate-in-the-prince/#comment-1236 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:27:06 -0500 I also like the image!

]]> 19e315e140ef35ed063c90f4f71a438b Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Destiny/Fate in The Prince, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/destiny-fate-in-the-prince/#comment-1235 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:26:48 -0500 Very interesting. Should we conclude that Destiny and Fortune are the same?

]]> 81eef535badb050e0175c076c1da13f3 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, The Prince: Cynicism, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-prince-cynicism/#comment-1234 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:19:54 -0500 Very concise and to the point, even though you don’t directly explain your title. Great use of the image and caption!

]]> 9b651509bd6c9dcd41efb6bf4260bf3f Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Virtue in "The Prince", on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/virtue-in-the-prince/#comment-1233 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:15:09 -0500 Very well done! Excellent choice for the image!

]]> 064be085b55084ebb4cbf0c784b8ad30 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Fortune In The Prince, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/fortune-in-the-prince/#comment-1232 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:11:50 -0500 Very good! Just be careful: Machiavelli uses the image of a river (not a river)!

]]> 95ffaf40f7f18b27b05814c07d471614 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Morals in 'The Prince', on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/morals-in-the-prince/#comment-1231 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:06:37 -0500 Nice job. It would be useful to write a concluding wrap up sentence that states what the role of morality in the text is.

]]> 4f6745c2505746419006e91f03c253a6 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) wrote a new post on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=719 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:35:50 -0500 Please write your thoughts on each chapter as answers to this post!

]]> aee4d685ca46ead72cbc16d8cac6f839 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Le Sante: La Guaritrice e La Guerriera, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/le-sante-la-guaritrice-e-la-armiger/#comment-1067 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:03:53 -0500 Post molto interessante e ben fatto, perché sviluppa, anche in poche frasi, un paragone convincente. Per l’italiano: forse userei guerriera invece di armigera. Caterina è una figura “intrigante”. Giavanna d’Arco s […]

]]> d9b7d337cda2c0df30df24f1ed4a12bb Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Analysis of Angela da Foligno’s Memorial, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/analysis-of-angela-da-folignos-memorial/#comment-1049 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:16:47 -0500 Very nice: you find the progression of this story. I like the picture. Is it the cover of the book?

Can you think of a more catchy title?

]]> a52fc243f761e5fde3d1c34dfbbbcee4 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno Analysis:, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno-analysis/#comment-1048 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:13:07 -0500 Excellent! You identify a progression in this text, and give specific example from it. Can you think of a more catchy title for this post?

]]> 24a71bc2f5166f781fe306b98ac1c4e1 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno’s Memorial Analysis, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-folignos-memorial-analysis/#comment-1047 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:07:59 -0500 Very nice! You did indeed find one of the strongest episode of the part of the Memorial we read. The picture is also very nice. Maybe more than God it is Jesus that talks to Angela. Also: can you think of a more catchy title?

]]> 7ac18f118e499c3392839de923a288b0 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno: Step Fourteen, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno-step-fourteen/#comment-1046 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:04:42 -0500 This is excellent because it combines the analysis of the writing with the effects of the text on the reader. Well done and also well written! Tia wrote something similar…

]]> e48a2663ab18926805653429e05a2438 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno/#comment-1045 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:02:28 -0500 I know what you mean, but I also feel you could have been clearer in this post. How does the writing convey the idea of “separateness”.

]]> 9861eb973a67c6851174d92fa9dd12f3 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno: Guilt, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno-guilt/#comment-1044 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:55:52 -0500 Very nice! I love how you start by looking at a painting and then delving into the text.

]]> 45cbfd2dfae8ac9f282767491aaea9aa Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno: Willed, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foglio-passion/#comment-1043 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:53:34 -0500 Hi Gianni, thanks. This summarizes a little. But I want to ask you: how does this feel relevant and how does this connect with your title?

Please use categories, because it’s hard to find your posts if you don’t.

]]> ec93c2444177fea6804351ded04286d6 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno Analysis, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno-analysis-2/#comment-1042 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:47:00 -0500 We can work on your style, but this is very good for a few reasons: you detect a pattern and an image. Remember to use the present tense when you describe a passage.

PS. try to come up with a title for this!

]]> 9ee53055d84051a8b3219858b8f06dd7 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Angela da Foligno Analysis: Step Two, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/angela-da-foligno-analysis-step-two/#comment-1041 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:42:09 -0500 Hi Layka, thanks for your post. Remember to use the present tense when you talk about a text. It’s very nice that you pick a sentence. Can you elaborate more on that sentence instead of repeating the same idea […]

]]> b6faf562551d654cb49d83a89950971b Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Fortune In The Decameron, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/fortune-in-the-decameron/#comment-998 Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:45:24 -0500 Good reasoning and excellent use of the secondary source, which is integrated to your discourse.
I can’t see the picture. Can you fix this?

]]> 6c1fe1b5f807028eefffb02e219872ae Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Blog Post 3: Disguises and Their Effect on Women, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-3-disguises-and-their-effect-on-women/#comment-995 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:33:35 -0500 Excellent introduction, but I expected to read about the stories we read for this class, which have a lot of disguises.
What stories are represented in the pictures?

]]> d7099cfc6b681ab9745d7da931482782 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Women Outwitting Men in the Decameron; 3.9 & 2.5, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/women-outwitting-men/#comment-991 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:25:51 -0500 You could spend less time summarizing the stories, but this is very good. You compare and contrast and give your interpretation. The secondary source comes just at the end. In the future you will need to dialogue […]

]]> 785a070b55778fd9630a7037dff603dd Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Deceit in the Decameron 10.3 and 10.10, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/deceit-in-the-decameron-10-3-and-10-10/#comment-988 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:55:10 -0500 Very well organized and well written. I like that you don’t simply summarize but interprete while you tell the stories. Good use of the secondary sources, although it comes in only at the end. In the future, you […]

]]> fd834ba9e2068ee234ed5b3d18f0785e Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Blog Post 3: Physical Violence in the Decameron, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-3-physical-violence-in-the-decameron/#comment-987 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:49:17 -0500 The choice of dealing with two stories we haven’t read in class should be justified here. How did you get to them? I assume you read about them somewhere, another text that inspired you to read them. This text, […]

]]> 14c6b736a0c62a27ac7be2b9b0f1a665 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Murder in the Decameron: 4.1 & 4.9, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/murder-in-the-decameron-4-1-4-9/#comment-986 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:44:15 -0500 The stories certainly go hand in hand. Here are some suggestions:
– leave out the summary, describing only the murders
– use the present tense to talk about the plots
– tease out the differences (2 friends vs. […]

]]> ded0da97cd1a40c032d0be7f111a62b6 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Generosity in the Decameron, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/generosity-in-the-decameron/#comment-985 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:36:45 -0500 You are right in saying that generosity is a theme of day 10, but I am not sure about story 1. How does “the narrator explains how this is an example of generosity on friar’s end”? the friar believes C […]

]]> e040908c71ff166618a5b63f44059fb1 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Woman and Romance in the Decameron: 4.5 and 10.10, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/woman-and-romance-in-the-decameron/#comment-979 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:55:00 -0500 First of all, I love the tag “love makes you crazy” and the image…
This is a perfect blog (but we could fix the style) because it’s to the point and provides your own interpretation, while still taking into […]

]]> cef658f04ce15f193f4458d760e647d6 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Men Tricking Women in the Decameron: 3.6 and 10.10, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/men-tricking-women-in-the-decameron-3-6-and-10-10/#comment-977 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:48:15 -0500 The post is complete, except from categories and tags. The image is very interesting because it represents the Griselda of Chaucer, not Boccaccio’s.
I suggest that you reread the post and try to be consistent […]

]]> 71f6d4a503175fedea7a95547e4377c3 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Desiderio, Inganno e Fortuna, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/desiderio-inganno-e-fortuna/#comment-976 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:25:45 -0500 Hai parafrasato molto bene la tua fonte secondaria, ma non hai seguito fino in fondo le istruzioni, perché non hai preso in considerazione due novelle.
Ti suggerisco di cercare di includere meno riassunto e […]

]]> 1fd42bcbd7d13210f74058293100f233 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Women Prevail in the Decameron, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/women-prevail-in-the-decameron/#comment-975 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:20:14 -0500 Your choice of topic and stories is very appropriate. Your argument is that women in the Decameron “prevail”. It would be useful to explain in which way, rather than retelling the stories. For example, does […]

]]> 9c5867bbfe401a2fedb7f7b33d515c3d Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Canzoniere 319: Shackled, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/canzoniere-319-shackled/#comment-392 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:17:21 -0400 Very well done: comparisons are an excellent way to continue the conversation about any work of art.

]]> aa10459afeaf0fa4cb9ab184d01dcb24 Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Canzoniere 189: Lost, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/canzoniere-189-lost/#comment-389 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:58:27 -0400 Don’t worry Carl! Megan had some difficulty posting her choice on the blog. I let it go. It’s ok!

]]> 495d930e07e07741db2e711b7639b2fc Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Canzoniere 3: Vulnerable, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/canzoniere-3-vulnerable/#comment-310 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:57:45 -0400 Good job at analyzing the emotional effect of the images. Please specify this is a sonnet.

There is an unclear passage:
“He then goes on to say “and to you, armed, not show his bow at all.”. In this line, Pet […]

]]> f56553fc52d2bfc84e42ba100832c7fa Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Canzoniere 319: Shackled, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/canzoniere-319-shackled/#comment-309 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:52:07 -0400 Very nice!
To be more precise you could call this poem a sonnet. I would say love is the main “topic” (instead of genre).
I have a question for you: Do you think he would be really happy if he were with Laura?

]]> 178381c5de206ddebd3be20c9302ae1b Stefania Porcelli (She/her) commented on the post, Canzoniere 61: Bound, on the site Dante to Machiavelli at CCNY https://ital28100.commons.gc.cuny.edu/canzoniere-61-bound/#comment-308 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:02:37 -0400 Very good. It would add precision if you used the word sonnet for this poem. You also introduce an interesting word, hyperbole, without showing what this hyperbole is or what it does.

For this particular poem […]

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