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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies ITALIAN STAFF-STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM TERM 2 2013-2014 Wednesday, 5th March 2014: Dr Luca Marcozzi (University of Roma Tre) Petrarch as Reader Venue: RHUL, WIN102 - 4.00-6.00 pm The paper will look at the various strategies of self-interpretation actuated by Francesco Petrarca in his works. After a brief outline of Petrarch's relationships with his masters and authors, the paper will explore his activity as both commentator of the classics and autoexegete. Luca Marcozzi teaches Italian literature at the University of Roma Tre. He is the author of many important studies on Petrarch, such as La biblioteca di Febo: mitologia e allegoria in Petrarca (Florence: Cesati, 2002); Petrarca platonico (Rome: Aracne, 2004 and 2011); Bibliografia petrarchesca 1989-2003 (Florence: Olschki, 2005). His research interests span from the Middle Ages, with particular focus on the Italian 'three crowns', to Bembo, the Risorgimento and contemporary literature. He has also edited G. Faerno, Le favole (Roma: Salerno Editrice, 2005), and (with C. Ranieri e G. Izzi) Nello specchio del mito. Riflessi di una tradizione (Florence: Cesati, 2011). He has translated and introduced A. Morgan, Dante e l'aldil? medievale (Roma: Salerno Editrice, 2012). All Welcome! ********************************************************************** 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