Salvatore Riolo

Biography

Salvatore Riolo is a Ph.D. candidate in Italian Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a B.A. in Languages, Civilizations, and the Science of Language from the University of Venice and an M.A. in Italian Language and Culture for Foreigners from the University of Bologna. His dissertation examines the eighteenth-century European reception and translation of the Divine Comedy, with a strong focus on the transnational and intermedial practices that shaped Dante’s modern fortune. His research interests include Translation Studies, Dante Reception, and World Literature.

Salvatore is a member of the International Network for the Comparative Humanities (INCH), a Graduate Fellow at the Nanovic Institute (2023–2025), and a Graduate Associate at the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence (2024–2025).