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RSA Chicago 2017Biondo Flavio and his European fortuneOrganizers : Fabio Della Schiava (University of Bonn) and Frances Muecke (University of Sydney)Submissions are welcome for a series of panels on the European fortune of the Italian humanist Biondo Flavio (1392-1463), with a focus on the 15th and 16th century. Although recent studies have investigated some aspects of the European fortune of Biondo’s scholarship, the real entity of his legacy needs to be deepened and better evaluated, in particular with regards to four specific topics: the material reception of Biondo’s works through the study of manuscripts and printed editions of his works; the influence of Biondo’s works on the European culture and scholarship of the Renaissance, both in Latin and in the vernaculars; the role played by Biondo’s works epitomes and translations between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the transmission of his works; his influence in the Arts.If you are interested, please send a short abstract of your proposal by Friday May 27th either to fabio.dellaschiava@uni-bonn.de or to frances.muecke@sydney.edu.au.