Francesco Ciabattoni is the Term Professor in Italian Literature in Georgetown College, and a specialist in medieval Italian literature. He received his Laurea in Lettere from the Università degli Studi di Torino and his PhD in Italian Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Dr Ciabattoni’s research focus lies on Dante and the middle ages, Petrarch, Boccaccio, and the interplay of music and literature. Prof. Ciabattoni has published three monographs:
- Ciabattoni, Francesco. Dante’s Performance Music, Dance, and Drama in the “Commedia” . Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024.
- Ciabattoni, Francesco. La citazione è sintomo d'amore. Cantautori e memoria letteraria. Rome: Carocci, 2016.
- Ciabattoni, Francesco. Dante’s Journey to Polyphony, University of Toronto Press, 2010. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010.
In addition to several edited volumes such as:
- The Decameron Third Day in Perspective: Volume Three of the Lectura Boccaccii. Edited by Francesco Ciabattoni & Pier Massimo Forni: University of Toronto Press, 2014.
- L'Editio Princeps della Commedia (Foligno 1472). Edited by Francesco Ciabattoni & Alessandro Scarsella, Milan: Biblion, 2022.
- Crocevia. Percorsi dell'Intermedialità. Edited by Francesco Ciabattoni, Fulvio Orsitto, and Simona Wright, LED, 2022.
- Dante Alive: Essays on a Cultural Icon. Edited by Francesco Ciabattoni & Simone Marchesi, Routledge, 2022.
Prof. Ciabattoni has also published a collection of original poems (Paradosso terrestre, Il filo, 2008) as well as individual poems in such journals as Gradiva, In forma di parole, Breviario poetico, and Poesia. Prof. Ciabattoni is also the founder and director of https://theitaliansong.com/ , the first bilingual website about Italian songwriters, with critical commentaries and translations.
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Professor, College - Department of Italian