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Carmelo Tramontana is an Associate Professor of Italian Literature at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania. He holds a PhD in Philological, Linguistic, and Literary Sciences from the same institution and has held teaching and research positions at the Universities of Catania and Enna. He served as a Research Fellow at DISUM (2020–2022) and as a research assistant (2022–2025), focusing on Boccaccio’s Decameron, Dante studies, and Machiavelli. He was also a visiting researcher at the University of Strasbourg’s Laboratory of Culture and History in the Roman Space.
His research interests include Dante’s works, early Italian literature, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Guicciardini, Benedetto Croce, the history of literary criticism, literary theory, and literature pedagogy. He has authored major works such as The Religion of the Border (2004), Contagion and the Honest Word (2021), and Imagined Lives (2021). His recent publications examine narrative structures, character development, literary realism, and digital approaches to classical texts.
The analysis of his articles reveals a consistent focus on Italian literary classics, particularly Dante and Boccaccio, with interdisciplinary approaches combining historical, philosophical, and pedagogical perspectives. His work often bridges medieval and modern interpretations, emphasizing hermeneutics, narrative form, and the cultural significance of literary figures.
He has supervised numerous graduate theses on topics ranging from Dante’s symbolism to Leopardi’s poetics and Verga’s realism, indicating active engagement in academic mentoring. He continues to teach Italian and Comparative Literature, as well as critical methodologies in literature education, at the University of Catania.
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Carmelo Tramontana has been a senior tutor for Italian Literature courses at DISUM (2019–2021) and has contributed to teacher training programs (TFA). His research is supported by fellowships and institutional collaborations, including the NARRASI project on Machiavelli and Guicciardini. He maintains an active academic profile with recent publications and ongoing teaching responsibilities.
He is affiliated with the Department of Humanities at the University of Catania and has collaborated with the CHER research campus at the University of Strasbourg. His work integrates traditional literary scholarship with digital tools and interdisciplinary methodologies.
