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Gandolfo Cascio is an Assistant Professor of Italian Literature at Utrecht University, specializing in Early Modern Literature and Translation Studies. He coordinates the Italian Studies Programme and has an academic background in Classics from the University of Palermo, where he earned his MA in Italian Studies with a specialization in Literary Translation. He obtained his PhD in Comparative Literature from Utrecht University. His research interests include aesthetics, philology, and the reception of literature, particularly the creative dynamics of stylistic appropriation among writers. He pays special attention to authors like Dante and Michelangelo from early traditions, as well as modern poets such as Sandro Penna and Elsa Morante. He investigates philological issues concerning native digital texts and their preservation. Cascio has authored monographs including 'Michelangelo Parnaso: La ricezione delle “Rime” tra gli scrittori' and 'Dolci detti: Dante, la letteratura e poeti', and has published articles in top-tier journals. He is currently working on a 'Concise Handbook of Literary Reception Studies'. He also engages with graduate and PhD students on the interdisciplinary analysis of Dantean reception through the Observatory Dante Studies project.
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