Scott Annett

Dr. Scott Annett is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Italian Department of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, as well as an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity. He also serves as a College Lecturer at Robinson College. His academic work bridges Italian literature, theology, and literary studies with a particular focus on Dante and Samuel Beckett.

Dr. Annett specializes in the writing of Dante and Samuel Beckett, with current research extending to Primo Levi and the relationships between literature and theology. His scholarly interests span multiple literary traditions and periods, with particular expertise in:

• Samuel Beckett's poetics and prose
• Dante studies and medieval Italian literature
• Shakespearean literature
• Primo Levi's writings
• Literature and theological discourse
• Autobiography and self-representation in Italian culture

Dr. Annett's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of literary form and philosophical/theological concerns, particularly examining how Dante's work resonates in later literary traditions including Beckett's modernist writing. His scholarship combines close textual analysis with broader theoretical frameworks, showing particular interest in syntax, narrative structure, and intertextual relationships across centuries of literary production.

As an educator, Dr. Annett teaches across multiple departments and papers, including ITA3 (Italian Texts and Contexts), ITB2 (Translation from Italian), and IT4 (Autobiography and Self-Representation in Italian Culture) for the Italian program, as well as Religious Themes in Literature (B13) for Divinity and Early Medieval Literature for English. He also supervises Year Abroad and Optional Dissertations on Italian topics.