«Truth is simple», Piergiuseppe Scardigli liked to say, reminding that philology is, above all, a historical science of “measure” and of the text.
This volume pays tribute to a leading figure of twentieth-century scholarship, who helped raise Germanic philology from its originally ancillary status and establish Germanic philology as an autonomous discipline. From 1950s Florence to the international stage, Scardigli’s work moves between Gothic texts and Germanic identity in Italy, guided by intellectual curiosity and rigorous method.
Drawing on documents, recollections, and images, the book offers a scholarly portrait and invites readers to rediscover the University as a space of dialogue, knowledge, and the re-enchantment of the past.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7635-2657
Book Title
Piergiuseppe Scardigli, un maestro fondatore della filologia germanica
Editors
Letizia Vezzosi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
170
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0953-3
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0952-6
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0953-3
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0954-0
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi di Filologia Moderna
Series E-ISSN
2420-8361