André Penafiel

Com. André Penafiel is a Faculty Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, specializing in medieval and early modern Portuguese poetry, manuscript studies, and the history of the book. He holds a DPhil from Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar and was awarded the British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellowship. His research focuses on Portuguese literary heritage, including the manuscript traditions of Galician-Portuguese troubadour lyric and the first edition of Os Lusíadas. He was honored with the title Comendador da Ordem de Camões for his work on Camões. His current post-doctoral project examines the 1572 edition of Os Lusíadas and its printing history, shedding light on António Gonçalves' workshop operations in the 16th century.

His research interests span Portuguese poetry from the 13th to 16th centuries, comparative literature (including Occitan and Italian lyric traditions), codicology, and material bibliography. Key projects include analyzing the textual tradition of Os Lusíadas and studying medieval Portuguese manuscript collections like the Cancioneiro da Ajuda.

Publications highlight his contributions to understanding early modern printing practices, manuscript marginalia, and the cultural reception of Portuguese national epics. Awards reflect his scholarly impact, including recognition for his work on Camões and post-doctoral excellence. Teaching details are currently unavailable.

His research is affiliated with the Oxford Polyglot initiative, exploring the cultural genesis of Portuguese national poetry. Projects often combine textual analysis with material evidence to reconstruct historical contexts of literary production.