Paolo Scartoni

Paolo Scartoni is a Lecturer in Italian at Washington University in St. Louis, specializing in the relationship between music and language in medieval Italian literature. He earned his Ph.D. in Italian Studies from Rutgers University in 2024 with a dissertation titled The Sound of Morals: Figures of Grammar and Music in Dante.

His research explores interdisciplinary connections between literary analysis, musicology, and digital humanities. Previously, he designed and taught Italian language and culture courses at Rutgers University and Vassar College.

Scartoni serves as Chief Associate Editor and Encoder at Petrarchive, developing the first born-digital edition of Petrarch's Songbook. He holds advanced music credentials including a Diploma in Piano from the Conservatory of Siena and a Master of Music in Fortepiano and Historical Piano from the Conservatory of Perugia.