Maria Luisa Cerron Puga

Maria Luisa Cerron Puga is a Full Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, affiliated with the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies. She specializes in 16th-century Spanish literature and cultural relations between Italy and Spain, with particular expertise in humanist prose, Petrarchism, literary censorship, and Cervantes scholarship.

Her research interests focus on:

• Sixteenth-century Spanish literature and its connections with Italian literary traditions
• The dynamics of literary censorship during the Renaissance and Counter-Reformation periods
• Petrarchism and its manifestations in Iberian literature
• Cervantes studies and Quixote scholarship
• The history of books and libraries, particularly in relation to censorship practices
• Cultural exchanges between Spain and Italy during the early modern period

Professor Cerron Puga's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on textual analysis, censorship history, and cross-cultural literary influences between Spain and Italy. Her work often examines how religious and political contexts shaped literary production and reception during the Renaissance and Counter-Reformation periods. She has made significant contributions to understanding the editorial practices of the time, the transmission of texts across borders, and the complex relationship between religious authority and literary expression.

Her notable research projects include:

• "The cupboard containing forbidden books belonging to the Duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria della Rovere (1549-1631). A study of the censorship applied to the Urbino Collection of the Biblioteca Alessandrina." (2019)

Professor Cerron Puga maintains regular office hours on Tuesdays from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at Studio 429 of the Aldo Moro Building, and she is actively involved in teaching and examination processes as evidenced by the detailed exam schedule provided through 2025.