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Research

My research focuses on the Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) and aims to read his philosophy as a form of existntialism and thus to include his name amongst the existentialists.  

 

Publications 

Journal articles:

  • 'Infinite or Indefinite? Leopardi’s Infinite through the Lens of Fyodor Dostoevsky' in Italian Studies (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/00751634.2024.2383545. 
  • 'La traduzione latina dell’Inno ai patriarchi ad opera di Girolamo Picchioni: uno studio stilistico' in Rivista Internazionale di Studi Leopardiani (RISL) (2023): https://doi.org/10.7413/1129-9401027. 
  • 'Leopardi primo nichilista d'Europa: le letture di Emanuele Severino e Luigi Capitano' in Il Contributo (2023). 

Chapters in edited books: 

  • 'La figura di Prometeo nelle riscritture di Leopardi e Pavese' in Contaminazioni leopardiane, ed. by O. A. Calzolari, A. Aloisi, and E. Tandello (Mimesis: Milan-Udine, 2024).

 

Activity within the University

Tutor for Italian language classes: Finalists Essay E.

Secretary of the Italian Research Seminar for the academic year 2023-2024.