Objectives & Expected Results

Objectives

The main objectives of the project are

Identifying, describing, transcribing, and encoding all the manuscripts pertaining to The Duke of Parma.
Creating a digital archive of this tragedy.
Studying the most effective editorial model for presenting a critically established text to both scholars and the public.
Studying the play from different perspectives and disciplinary approaches, such as Pessoa studies (both dramatic and English production), Portuguese Modernism studies, history of theatre, English literature, comparative literature, textual criticism, critical-genetic studies, and history of the Italian Renaissance.

Disseminating the results of the project through an international conference and the publication of articles and books.

Expected results and impact

1. Publication of contributions from the conference Fernando Pessoa: The Duke in Parma (17/03/2023) that announce the project and discuss its preliminary aspects (see Luso-Brazilian Review, Volume 61, Number 2, 2024).

2. Online publication of a digital archive of The Duke of Parma containing the description and the encoded transcription of all the documents related to this tragedy as shown in the image of the prototype below.

3. Towards the end of the project, an international conference held in Parma will present the edition and the results of the research.

4. As a result of the conference, publication of a collective volume of studies on The Duke of Parma.

This multidisciplinary project will produce multifaceted results that will considerably impact the study of Fernando Pessoa’s work and personality. It will shed light on an important piece of his dramatic output that has not yet been published or studied. The project will also provide valuable insights into his creative process and his English writings. The project will also make a valuable contribution to comparative literature. The Duke of Parma's digital archive will make all the data about the play accessible to advance all types of study.