Medieval Pseudepigraphy: Exploring Anonymous Texts

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - DIPARTIMENTO DI FILOLOGIA CLASSICA E ITALIANISTICA seeks a fellow to advance a project mapping and online cataloging anonymous Latin medieval works. The work includes producing critical editions and commentary where appropriate.

The role focuses on exploring the rise of pseudepigraphy in the 13th–16th centuries and assessing its impact on knowledge transmission, with a vantage on anonymous text types and their organization within medieval culture.

Responsibilities

• Map and online catalog the corpus of anonymous works from the Latin Middle Ages.
• Produce critical editions and commentaries where appropriate.
• Analyze the problem of pseudepigraphy in the 13th–16th centuries.

Job description

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - DIPARTIMENTO DI FILOLOGIA CLASSICA E ITALIANISTICA seeks a fellow to advance a project mapping and online cataloging anonymous Latin medieval works. The work includes producing critical editions and commentary where appropriate.

The role focuses on exploring the rise of pseudepigraphy in the 13th–16th centuries and assessing its impact on knowledge transmission, with a vantage on anonymous text types and their organization within medieval culture.