Research

My research focuses on the Italian poet and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837). I aim to interpret his poetry and philosophy as a form of existentialism, arguing for his inclusion in the existentialist tradition.   

Selected publications 

Peer-reviewed articles:

• 'Leopardi in latino', The Italianist (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/02614340.2025.2504781.
• 'Infinite or Indefinite? Leopardi’s Infinite through the Lens of Fyodor Dostoevsky', Italian Studies (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/00751634.2024.2383545.
• 'La traduzione latina dell’Inno ai patriarchi ad opera di Girolamo Picchioni: uno studio stilistico', Rivista Internazionale di Studi Leopardiani (RISL) (2023): https://doi.org/10.7413/1129-9401027.
• 'Leopardi primo nichilista d'Europa: le letture di Emanuele Severino e Luigi Capitano', Il Contributo (2023). 

Chapters in edited books: 

• 'La figura di Prometeo nelle riscritture di Leopardi e Pavese', in Contaminazioni leopardiane, ed. by O. A. Calzolari, A. Aloisi, and E. Tandello (Mimesis: Milan-Udine, 2024).

Public engagement:

• 'How existential philosophy can help you to cope with anguish' in The Conversation (2025). Link.
• 'La filosofia esistenziale di Giacomo Leopardi', Live Talk on Ermanno Ferretti's YouTube channel (2025). Link.

Teaching experience

• Tutor of Italian, Department of Italian, University of Oxford (2023-2024)

  Course: academic essay writing (undergraduate level).

• Invited Lecturer, Department of French, UCL (2025)

  Lecture on Albert Camus for undergraduate students.

• Clarendon Tutor of Philosophy, University of Oxford (2023-2024)

  Biweekly tutorials on ethics and existentialism for visiting undergraduates.

   

Academic administration 

• Secretary, Leopardi Studies at Oxford (2025-present).
• Secretary, Oxford Italian Research Seminar (2023-2024).
• Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Italian, French, and Spanish (2023-2024).