About Elena Lombardi Elena Lombardi is senior lecturer in the School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol, and the author of The Syntax of Desire: Language and Love in Augustine, the Modistae, Dante. Books by Elena Lombardi Dantean Dialogues Engaging with the Legacy of Amilcare Iannucci edited by Margaret (Maggie) Kilgour & Elena Lombardi Wings of the Doves Love and Desire in Dante and Medieval Culture by (author) Elena Lombardi