Persistences and Metamorphoses. Narrative Forms and the History of Ideas in Comparative Literature.

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

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Job summary

Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza in Italy invites applications for a post-doctoral position in comparative literature and the history of ideas, focusing on Italian, English, and French literatures. The research will examine narrative structures, archetypes, motifs, and cultural paradigms across historical contexts and media, linking wonder and discovery to time and memory and to figural writing.

Applicants should have a doctoral degree in relevant fields and demonstrate strong research

Skills

Comparative literature

Narrative analysis

Time studies in lit

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza Research Field Literature » Comparative literature Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This post-doctoral position falls within the fields of comparative literature and the history of ideas, with a focus on Italian, English, and French literatures. The research activities will examine the persistence and metamorphosis of narrative structures, archetypes, motifs, and cultural paradigms, tracing their shifts across different historical contexts, genres, and media. Within this framework, the research will investigate the narrative configuration of the experience of the world and of time—both sacred and profane—by linking the concept of wonder and the journey of discovery and exploration to the evolution of ideas regarding time and memory, as well as to the ways in which characters are constructed. Particular attention will be given to biblical temporality and the category of the "figure" (*figura*), as well as to minor or non-existent characters and their reappearance and transformation through processes of rewriting.

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