Emilia Di Rocco

Emilia Di Rocco is a Full Professor at the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies of Sapienza University of Rome. Her academic work bridges disciplines such as comparative literature, history of ideas, and theological hermeneutics, with a focus on the interplay between biblical narratives and classical traditions across medieval, modern, and contemporary contexts.

• Research Themes
  • Intersections of Bible and literature through historical exegesis
  • Reinterpretation of classical myths in medieval and modern texts
  • Philosophical and literary history of ideas from Late Antiquity onward
  • Transdisciplinary analyses of wonder and astonishment in foundational works
• Key Trends in Publications
  • Medieval theological commentary engaging classical motifs
  • Modernist and postmodernist reworkings of biblical parables
  • Italian and English literary responses to Dante and Rilke
  • Visual and textual dialogues around the Prodigal Son narrative
  • Neoclassical aesthetics in literature and art
• Research Projects
  • Imagining inclusive communities in European and American Culture
  • New Intersections between Literature and Religion