Silvia De Santis

Silvia De Santis is a Researcher in Romance Philology and Linguistics at the Department of Modern Literature and Culture, Sapienza University of Rome. She teaches undergraduate courses including Questions of Romance Philology (first-year, second semester) and Italian Philology within the Classics program.

Education:

• PhD in Romance Philology and Linguistics from Sapienza University of Rome
• Diploma in Paleography and Archives Studies from the Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archives Studies

Research Focus: Dr. De Santis specializes in Gallo-Romance philology, manuscript traditions, and Dante studies. Her work examines ancient French romances, Occitan theatre, and the textual/iconographic reception of the Divine Comedy, producing critical editions like The Provençal Mystery of Saint Agnes (2016) and Blake and Dante (2017).

Publication Trends: Recent work (2020-2023) analyzes Dante manuscript diffusion across European libraries (Florence, London, Vatican) and English artistic interpretations from the 18th-19th centuries. She also investigates linguistic aspects of medieval Romance texts like Benoît de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, revealing connections between Dante and earlier literary traditions through philological analysis.