Ref. 6286_All. 8 - Textual, philological and ecdotic research on the Arthurian romance in France and Italy

The project aims to study, from a textual, linguistic and ecdotic perspective, the development and dissemination of narrative structures and themes in the French Arthurian romance. Particular attention will be paid to the textual traditions within this medieval literary genre that incorporate the specific features of prophetic language, as well as to themes, historical settings and distinctive characters (particularly those who embody spiritual and moral development or narrative journeys of redemption). In line with the Department’s research interests, the project will focus particularly on analysing phenomena of interlinguistic rewriting (especially those from the Italian 14th century) and will work in synergy with the objectives of the international research group EPM. Equipe Prophecies de Merlin. The project is expected to generate valuable synergies for teaching activities and the dissemination of results, including through ‘Third Mission’ initiatives