Dario Brancato, Concordia University

Research

Renaissance Florence censorship authorship politics patronage textual criticism digital editions Renaissance historiography

Latest funding

The Italian Art of Political Correctness: Patronage, Censorship, and Authorship in Florentine Renaissance Historiography (1548-1574)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$86,857
The consolation of philosophy in the print culture of Renaissance Italy, 1471-1552
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$35,109

All 2 grants and awards

The Italian Art of Political Correctness: Patronage, Censorship, and Authorship in Florentine Renaissance Historiography (1548-1574)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brancato, Dario

Keywords: Renaissance Florence; censorship; authorship; politics; patronage; textual criticism; digital editions; Renaissance historiography; Cosimo I de' Medici; Benedetto Varchi; Lodovico Domenichi; Giovan Battista Adriani

$86,857

The consolation of philosophy in the print culture of Renaissance Italy, 1471-1552

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brancato, Dario

Keywords: Boethius; consolation of philosophy; Renaissance; Italy; printed culture; reception; commentaries; pseudo-Aquinas; translations; education; hermeneutics; Latin/vernacular

$35,109

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Renaissance Florence Dear Professor Brancato, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on renaissance florence connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Italian Art of Political Correctness: Patronage, Censorship, and Authorship in Florentine Renaissance Historiography (1548-1574)" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]