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Simone Marchesi holds a Laurea from the University of Pisa, a Master's degree from the University of Notre Dame in Italian Studies, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Comparative Literature. He is a Professor in the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University. His primary research focus is on the dialogue between classical late-antique texts and medieval Italian writers, particularly Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. His notable publications include monographs such as 'Stratigrafie decameroniane' (2004) and 'Dante Augustine: Linguistics, Poetics, Hermeneutics' (2011), as well as co-edited collections like 'Dante Boccaccio: Dante Alive' (2022) and 'Decameron Day IX Perspective' (2022). Marchesi has also been involved in collaborative projects concerning illustrated editions of Dante's works. He actively teaches courses related to medieval Italian literature, focusing on Dante’s 'Divine Comedy,' and has developed innovative seminars exploring western literary themes.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.