John Louis DiGaetani

Who is John Louis DiGaetani?

John Louis DiGaetani is a Professor of English at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

He received his BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, his MA from Northern Illinois University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. DiGaetani's published works include studies on modern British literature, modern American literature, opera, and the connections between literature and music. He is also director of Hofstra's London Program.

He is the author of:

Richard Wagner: New Light on a Musical Life

Wagner Outside the Ring: Essays on the Operas, Their Performance, and Their Connections with Other Arts

Stages of Struggle: Modern Playwrights and Their Psychological Inspirations

Penetrating Wagner's "Ring"

Richard Wagner and the Modern British Novel

An Invitation to the Opera

Puccini the Thinker

A Search for a Postmodern Theater: Interviews with Contemporary Playwrights

Inside the Ring: Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle

Wagner and Suicide

A Companion to Pirandello Studies

Carlo Gozzi: A Life

Carlo Gozzi: Translations of "The Love of Three Oranges," "Turandot," and "The Snake Lady" with a Bio-Critical Introduction