Education and Degrees
- Italian Doctoral Degree (Laurea in Lettere classiche; degree thesis: “The semantic field of deliciae in Catullus”), University of Bologna, Italy, 1971; cum laude.
- Scholarship, University of Bologna, Italy, 1974-1977.
Employment
- Assistant Professor, Greek and Latin Grammar, University of Bologna, Italy, 1978-1979.
- Assistant Professor, Latin Literature, University of Bologna, Italy, 1979-1984.
- Associate Professor, Latin Literature, University of Bologna, Italy, 1984-1986.
- Professor, Latin Literature, University of Parma, Italy, 1986- present.
Professional, Departmental and University Service
- Director, Department of Classic and Medieval Philology, University of Parma, 1996-2001 and 2010-2012.
- Director, Department of Classics, modern languages, education, Philosophy, 2012-2016
- Editorial Board, Paideia, 1997- present.
- Editorial Board, "Testi e manuali per l'insegnamento universitario del latino" - Pàtron editore, 05/2012- present
- Chairman, Antiquity, Philologic-Literary and Historical-ArtisticSciences Committee, 1997-2002.
- Board of Directors, Dottorato di ricerca in Filologia latina (Ph.D. Course, Latin Philology), University of Parma, University of Urbino, University of Tuscia, 1998-2003.
- Member, Parma’s University Evaluation Committee, 2000-2001.
- Dean, Faculty of “Lettere e Filosofia”, University of Parma, 2001-2009.
- Board of Directors, Dottorato di ricerca in Filologia greca e latina (Ph.D. Course, Greek and Latin Philology), University of Parma, University of Urbino, University of Tuscia, 2004- present.
- Director, Paideia, 2004- present.
- Member, National Referees Committee for the Evaluation of “Research Projects of National Interest”, 2004- present.
- Deputy (Academic Senate), "Area 110" Scientific Committee, 2008- 2011 and 2014-present
Honors
- Member, Committee of Honour, Certamen Horatianum, Venosa, Italy, 2000-present.
- Member, School of Academic High Studies, University of Naples (Federico II), 2003- present.
- Member, Scientific Committee, Biblioteca Malatestiana, 2003- present.
- Member, Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana, Mantua, 2008- present.
- Member, Evaluation Comittee Premio Internazionale Virgilio, 2017-present.
- President, MUP (Monte Università Parma Editore) Scientific Commitee, 2008-2011
Research Interests
Latin poetry (Catullus, Horace, Persius and Seneca’s tragedies), with particular reference to those stylistic aspects that actually are the basis both of several codifications and of the inseparable connection between History of Language and History of Literature.
Active exchange and collaboration relationship with M. von Albrecht (University of Heidelberg), R. J. Tarrant (University of Harvard, Cambridge Mass.), A. Pocina Perez (University of Granada) and Julia Gaisser (Bryn Mawr College).
