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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Machiavelli’s Prince: Tradition and Translation Friday 22 November – Saturday 23 November 2013 Taylor Institution, University of Oxford The Conference Machiavelli finished writing his treatise De Principatibus in 1513. As is obvious from the numerous debates around this political treatise produced over the past 500 hundred years, one could hardly think of a text whose reception has been more controversial and apparently more essential to the fashioning of modernity. This conference is aimed at exploring the “double” tradition of The Prince, by focusing on two fundamental aspects: 1) the textual tradition of the work, including the philological history of the Prince and translations of it into foreign languages (English and other translations, with their cultural adaptations and re-conceptualizations of the original); 2) The Prince’s own ways of appropriating ancient and modern traditions of political thought. Despite its obvious modernity, Machiavelli’s treatise looks backwards to classical texts and ancient history as well as to the medieval and humanist tradition of advice books for rulers and more recent historical-political events. Keynote speakers (all confirmed) Prof. Robert Black (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Leeds) Prof. Riccardo Fubini (Emeritus professor of Renaissance History, University of Florence) Prof. Giorgio Inglese (Professore Ordinario di Letteratura Italiana, University of Rome, La Sapienza) Prof. Ritchie Robertson (Taylor Professor of German Literature, University of Oxford) The confirmed Keynote speakers are major authorities in appropriate fields. The conference is balanced in its appeal both to Italian experts and to scholars working in the UK, and this is reflected in the keynote speakers and their ‘home’ universities. The conference is also open in the three main sessions to graduate students and other colleagues to submit papers. Call for Papers Papers must be in English and must last no longer than 20 minute each. Please send an abstract of no more than 750 words in English by 15 May 2013 to BOTHorganizers, and put ‘Machiavelli Conference’ in the subject line of your email:- [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Please also state which of the three sessions your paper is suitable for:- Session 1: The Prince and the tradition behind it; The Prince in Machiavelli’s oeuvre Session 2: The text of The Prince: style, language, transmission, intertextuality Session 3: The Prince in translation Nicola Gardini Keble College Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PG www.nicolagardini.com ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/italian-studies