Daria Perocco

Daria Perocco is a Senior Researcher in Italian Literature at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies. She specializes in Renaissance and Baroque literature with particular focus on travel narratives, women's writing, and Venetian literary production. Her academic career spans several decades with continuous scholarly contributions to Italian literary studies.

Perocco's research interests encompass multiple dimensions of Italian literary history. She is particularly renowned for her work on Renaissance scholars like Machiavelli, Bandello, Castelvetro, and Amadi. Her expertise extends to Italian travel literature from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, women's writing during the same historical era, Venetian literature (especially festival and regatta-related texts), and Baroque theatrical productions. She has published numerous critical editions of significant works including Luigi da Porto's Romeo and Juliet, Machiavelli's Clizia, and the first biography of Caterina Cornaro.

Her extensive publication record shows consistent scholarly output with 15 recent works (2016-2021) demonstrating her continued engagement with Renaissance literature, women's studies, cartographic history, and Venetian cultural traditions. Her research reveals patterns connecting geographical exploration with literary production, gender studies with historical analysis, and textual criticism with cultural context. She frequently examines how travel narratives shaped Renaissance understanding of the world while also investigating how women navigated intellectual spaces in historically male-dominated environments.

Throughout her career, Perocco has maintained an impressive scholarly output with publications spanning critical editions, monographs, book chapters, and journal articles. She has served as visiting professor at numerous European and North American universities, extending her academic influence internationally. Her work demonstrates deep engagement with primary sources while contributing significantly to contemporary understanding of Italian literary history from the Renaissance through the 19th century.