Elisabetta Tarantino

Dr. Elisabetta Tarantino is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford. She contributes to organizing conferences and editing books, focusing her research on intertextuality and the origins of Shakespeare, including his sources from other languages, relationships with contemporaries and earlier theatrical traditions like morality plays, and the political and historical context of his works. In 2018, she curated an online exhibition titled Shakespeare and Religious War in collaboration with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Her research interests center on the intertextual connections in early modern literature, particularly Shakespeare’s sources and influences, and the broader cultural and historical contexts shaping his work. She also explores Italian contemporary novels and the reception of classical texts in early modern literature. Her work often bridges interdisciplinary approaches, examining how literary traditions evolve through imitation and adaptation.

Dr. Tarantino has authored and co-authored several books, including Storia del teatro inglese. L’età di Shakespeare (2001) and Le metamorfosi dell’amore (1995). She has edited volumes such as Seeing through Texts: Imitative Series and Clusters from Classical to Early Modern Literature (2020), Authority, Innovation and Early Modern Epistemology (2015), and Nonsense and Other Senses: Regulated Absurdity in Literature (2009). Her edited collection Il Romanzo Contemporaneo: Voci Italiane (2006) discusses contemporary Italian novels. She has also contributed to journals including Shakespeare Survey, Modern Language Review, and Notes and Queries.

No scientific awards or grants are mentioned in the provided information. Dr. Tarantino’s academic contributions extend to editing and curating scholarly works, though no specific advising roles or grant information is detailed. No specific laboratories or research teams are associated with her current work.