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Giacomo Comiati is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Literary and Linguistic Studies (DISLL), University of Padua, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance, University of Warwick. He previously held research positions at Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford, supported by prestigious fellowships including one from the AHRC and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies.
Education:
- PhD in Italian Studies – University of Warwick (UK)
- BA/MA in Italian Modern Philology and Literature – University of Padua (IT), with studies at Scuola Galileiana di Studi Superiori
His research centers on Renaissance Italian and Latin literature, with a strong focus on classical reception, particularly the influence of Horace and Ovid. He investigates Petrarchism, Neo-Latin poetry, early modern exegesis, Latin translations of vernacular literature, and manuscript and print culture. His work reveals the intricate interplay between classical models and Renaissance creativity, especially in poetic form and rhetorical strategy.
The trends in his recent publications highlight a consistent engagement with textual transmission, translation, and adaptation across Latin and Italian in the 15th to 17th centuries. His articles explore how authors reinterpreted classical and vernacular works through imitation, parody, and commentary, often within specific cultural and institutional contexts such as academies or courts. He frequently analyzes the material aspects of texts, including paratexts and manuscript provenance.
Scientific Awards and Recognition:
- Research Fellowship – Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies, Innsbruck
Comiati has been actively involved in academic projects and collaborations. He was a key researcher in the AHRC-funded project 'Petrarch Commentary and Exegesis in Renaissance Italy, c.1350–c.1650' at Warwick and Oxford. He has also organized and co-edited special issues, such as 'La letteratura italiana in traduzione latina' (The Italianist, 2024) and 'Italy Made in Britain' (Modern Languages Open, 2018), demonstrating leadership in scholarly discourse. He has contributed to the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, reflecting his expertise in biographical and philological research. His work is supported by institutional affiliations and collaborative networks across Europe, particularly between Italy, the UK, and Germany.
Labs and Research Groups:
- Centre for the Study of the Renaissance – University of Warwick
- Department of Literary and Linguistic Studies (DISLL) – University of Padua
- Dahlem Humanities Centre – Freie Universität Berlin
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies – Innsbruck
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