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Professor Elena Lombardi is a distinguished academic in Italian Literature and Medieval Studies at the University of Oxford. She holds the prestigious Paget Toynbee Lectureship in Italian Medieval Studies and is a Fellow of Balliol College, while also serving as a Tutor at St. Peter’s College and Jesus College. Her academic journey includes a Laurea from the University of Pavia (thesis on Ugo Foscolo’s critical edition) and a Ph.D. from New York University (dissertation on Dante and medieval language theory). Before Oxford, she taught at McGill University and the University of Bristol.
Her research focuses on Dante Alighieri and medieval intellectual history, particularly exploring intersections between theology, grammar, and poetry. Key works include Imagining the Woman Reader in the Age of Dante (2018) and The Syntax of Desire (2007). She co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Dante (2021), a seminal work in the field. Teaching specialties include medieval Italian poetry and Dantean studies.
Her scholarship examines themes of desire, language, and intertextuality, with recent articles analyzing Dante’s Commedia through medieval theological frameworks. Active in academic service, she contributes to editorial projects and collaborates across institutions. No specific grants or awards are listed, though her extensive publication record underscores her scholarly impact.
