Simone Marchesi

Simone Marchesi is a Professor of French and Italian at Princeton University, specializing in medieval Italian literature and its dialogue with classical and late-antique texts. Affiliated with the Department of French and Italian, his research focuses on Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio.

His research interests include:

• Classical Reception in Medieval Literature
• Vernacular Translation and Intertextuality
• Medieval Poetics and Hermeneutics
• Comparative Literary Analysis
• Textual and Visual Annotation Practices

Recent Publications highlight his work on Dante's Divine Comedy and Boccaccio's Decameron, often exploring themes of cultural translation and literary motifs. Current projects include an illustrated edition of Dante's work with artist Roberto Abbiati (Princeton University Press, 2025).

Academic Roles:

• Former President of the American Boccaccio Association
• Editor-in-Chief of DanteNotes (formerly Electronic Bulletin of the Dante Society of America)

Teaching emphasizes language and literature courses on medieval Italian authors, including advanced seminars on Dante's Divine Comedy and comparative-literature Freshman Seminars on literary teratology and eschatology.