Dr Rhiannon Daniels
BA(Leeds), PhD(Leeds)
Expertise
Current positions
Associate Professor in Italian
Department of Italian
Contact
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Research interests
I work on Italian medieval and Renaissance literary culture, with a particular interest in the fourteenth-century author, Giovanni Boccaccio, and the way in which his works have been produced and read within Italy.
I co-direct Bristol Common Press.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
How to open a print shop
Principal Investigator
Role
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of EnglishDates
19/04/2021 to 30/07/2021
Four Sheets to the Wind
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Bristol Common Press is working with three other organisations and individuals who have historical replica wooden presses, each of us printing (at least) a sheet (8 pages) of a single…Managing organisational unit
Department of EnglishDates
01/01/2021 to 01/01/2027
The Renaissance Decameron
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Modern LanguagesDates
01/10/2014 to 01/11/2016
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
22/01/2026Building a Library with Poetry
A History of Poetry in Italy: 1200-1600
Positioning Poetry
A History of Poetry in Italy: 1200-1600
A History of Poetry in Italy
A History of Poetry in Italy
Printing Boccaccio's Lives
Printing Boccaccio's Lives