Is everyone entitled to an opinion?

"Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)" - hosted by Professor Robert Harrison - is a weekly literary talk show that ranges broadly on issues related to literature, ideas, and lived experience. The show is typically a one-on-one conversation with a special guest about select topics or authors about which he or she is especially entitled to an opinion. Past guests have included Paul Ehrlich, Richard Rorty, Shirley Hazzard, Andrei Linde, RenŽ Girard, Michel Serres, and many others.

Robert Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature at Stanford University and is Chair of the Department of French and Italian, where he has been since 1985.. He was trained as a Dantista at Cornell University where he received his Ph.D. in Romance Studies in 1984. Among his publications are the books The Body of Beatrice, Forests: The Shadow of Civilization, and The Dominion of the Dead. For more about Professor Harrison see his faculty profiile.

To listen to recordings of past shows use the links on the left or look up the podcast on the iTunes Music Store. If you would like to comment on the show, please sign the guestbook. If you would like further information about the show or its host and guests, please contact the Stanford Department of French and Italian. If you would like to view listener's comments, click here.

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