My fields are classical philology and textual criticism, Greek poetry and classical
reception in modern and contemporary literature. As regards classical philology, my research focuses on ancient Greek epics (Homer, Homeric
Hymns), archaic Greek elegy, with special
attention to Theognis and the Theognidea
(manuscript tradition, history and constitution of the text,
early Greek symposium, interpretation): my final aim
is a critical study
and a critical edition of the collection.
Other subjects of my research are:
ancient Greek parody (from the archaism to the early hellenistic
age), Attic tragedy
(especially Sophocles) and ancient theory of
art and literature, with particular
attention to Aristotle's Poetics
and its interpretation. As
regards the classical reception, I work on history of classical philology,
history of ideas and literary motifs, history and forms of translation from ancient languages,
especially between the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. My
interest in the field of Translation Studies is both
historical-theoretical and practical, with special attention to
theatrical translation (Aeschylus, Sophocles,
Euripides).
