Viola Periti
I am Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where I am teaching Latin literature and language.
In Edinburgh I have recently completed my PhD thesis on Valerius Maximus. The thesis developed the current trend in scholarship that examines Valerius Maximus' Facta et dicta memorabilia as a work of literature in its own right. It gives credit to Valerius Maximus’ artistry, narrative strategies, and ideas, and to his role in the transmission of history. The thesis investigates how Valerius deals with the dynamics of power between individuals with a particular focus on the relationship between power and the art of speaking, as well as silence and inability to speak.
MA Humanities, IUSS Pavia
MA Classics, University of Pavia
BA Literature, University of Pavia
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, exchange student
Leiden University, exchange student
In Edinburgh I have recently completed my PhD thesis on Valerius Maximus. The thesis developed the current trend in scholarship that examines Valerius Maximus' Facta et dicta memorabilia as a work of literature in its own right. It gives credit to Valerius Maximus’ artistry, narrative strategies, and ideas, and to his role in the transmission of history. The thesis investigates how Valerius deals with the dynamics of power between individuals with a particular focus on the relationship between power and the art of speaking, as well as silence and inability to speak.
MA Humanities, IUSS Pavia
MA Classics, University of Pavia
BA Literature, University of Pavia
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, exchange student
Leiden University, exchange student
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