Dante Society Lecture, URI Professor Alfred Crudale, Il Risorgimento: Creating A United Italy
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 10, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
October 10, 2026
1pm.
Location
Westerly Library & Wilcox Park
Auditorium, 2nd floor.
44 Broad Street
Westerly, RI 02891
Fees/Admission
Free and open to the public. No preregistration required.
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Description
In this multimedia presentation we discuss the factors which contributed to the Italian uprising, the Italian patriots who shaped the course of the revolution, and Italy as a united nation. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, join us as we explore the Italian revolution for the Unification of Italy.
Alfred R. Crudale is a native Rhode Islander who grew up in the Knightsville section of Cranston. He has been an educator in Rhode Island for over forty years and earned his Ph.D. in Italian literature from the University of Connecticut. He is a lecturer in the Italian departments at the University of Rhode Island and Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. In 2021 Bordighera Press published Crudale’s book THE VOICES OF ITALY: ITALIAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO PROGRAMS IN RHODE ISLAND. He is also the author of three children’s books, A New Home for Salvatore, released in May of 2024, Buon Natale, Salvatore, released in October of 2024, and Good Morning, Catbird, released in May of 2025. Crudale’s poetry and short stories have been published in The Association of Rhode Island Authors Annual Anthology, and in the Rhode Island Bards Poetry Anthology. He and his wife Barbara live on their small farm in West Kingston, RI, where they raise chickens and goats.
Alfred R. Crudale is a native Rhode Islander who grew up in the Knightsville section of Cranston. He has been an educator in Rhode Island for over forty years and earned his Ph.D. in Italian literature from the University of Connecticut. He is a lecturer in the Italian departments at the University of Rhode Island and Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. In 2021 Bordighera Press published Crudale’s book THE VOICES OF ITALY: ITALIAN LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO PROGRAMS IN RHODE ISLAND. He is also the author of three children’s books, A New Home for Salvatore, released in May of 2024, Buon Natale, Salvatore, released in October of 2024, and Good Morning, Catbird, released in May of 2025. Crudale’s poetry and short stories have been published in The Association of Rhode Island Authors Annual Anthology, and in the Rhode Island Bards Poetry Anthology. He and his wife Barbara live on their small farm in West Kingston, RI, where they raise chickens and goats.
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