Profile
Dr. CHENG Mo (Silvano) obtained both his L.M and Ph.D. cum Laude in Science of Text – Romance Philology from University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Currently he is Assistant Professor, vice director of the Department of European Languages and Literatures, director of the Undergraduate program of Italian Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University.
Postdoctoral researcher in Peking University from 2020-22, before that he was lecturer of Italian and assistant dean of the Sino-Italian Campus of Tongji University. From 2012 to 2016 he worked as assistant to Counsellor of Education of the Chinese Embassy in Rome.
His researches mainly focus on European medieval literature in romance languages, with a particular interest in works of Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarca, through traditional philological approach and under the scope of the digital humanities. He is also interested in the history of translation and reception of European medieval literature in China. Translator of Claudio Magris, Alessandro Baricco and various other Italian authors, he is the first translator of Andrea Camilleri in China and published the second novel of the series Montalbano: Il Cane di Terracotta.
Educational Experience
Bachelor’s Degree 2003-2007:
Italian Language and Literature. Shanghai International Studies University
Master’s Degree 2011-2014:
Scienze del Testo. Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” (cum laude)
Doctoral Degree 2014-2017:
Scienze del Testo. Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” (cum laude)
Postdoctoral Research 2020-2022:
School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
Work Experience
2017-2020 Shanghai
Lecturer, Assistant Dean, Sino-Italian Campus, Tongji University.
2012-2016 Rome
Assistant to Counsellor of Education, Chinese Embassy in Rome
2017-2011 Shanghai
Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Sino-Italian Campus, Tongji University
Research Interests
Dante Alighieri, Digital Humanities, Reception of medieval European literature in China
Teaching Courses
Italian (1-6)
Reading in Italian (1-2)
Oral Interpretation in Italian (1-2)
Italian-Chinese Written Translation (1-2)
Western Literature (Session: Dante and Medieval Literature)
Selected Publications
Cheng Mo, Guerra, Pace e Poesia: Una curiosa storia dell’introduzione della Divina Commedia in Cina, in Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, “Atti del Convegno internazionale «La ricezione della Commedia dai manoscritti ai media»”, Bardi Edizioni, 2023.5. pp.561-81.
Cheng Mo, La letteratura medievale europea in Cina all’inizio del Novecento, in Giuseppe Massara (edited by), “Costellazioni”, Roma: Pagine, 13(2020), pp. 67-83.
Claudio Magris, Cheng Mo(translated by). Un altro mare. Shanghai: Yiwen Publishing House, 2023.
Research Projects
The Italian Medieval Poetry and Digital Dante Project. Peking University, 2022-2023
Viavai - Manuale di base di italiano (joint project with Giuseppina Giummarra). Peking University 2024 – 2026
Italian Reading Course Construction Project. Peking University 2024-2025
Leggere I Promessi Sposi a Pechino (joint project with Paola Italia University of Bologna). 2024-2026
Research on Italian Education System Project. Peking University 2025
Bibliography of Translated Italian Books Platform Project(joint project with various partners). Ambasciata d’Italia in Cina. 2025
Social Affiliations
Reviewer for National Level Funding Projects.
Member of Scientific Committee for “Viaggio di Conoscenze - Il Milione i Marco Polo e la sua eredità fra Oriente e Occidente” Exhibition at Beijing Millenium Museum, 2024
Honors and Awards
2023.3:
22nd Teaching Skills Competition for Young Teachers at Peking University:
First Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences), Outstanding Lesson Plan Award, Best Teaching Demonstration Award, Most Popular Teacher Award, Civic Education Award. Awarded by Peking University.
2023.11:
13th Teaching Skills Competition for Young Teachers in Beijing Universities:
First Prize (Liberal Arts), Best Teaching Demonstration Award, Most Popular Teacher Award. Awarded by Beijing Municipal Education Committee.
2024.9:
List of Innovative Teaching and Research Workrooms for Young Teachers in Beijing Universities.
Leading Figure. Awarded by Beijing Municipal Education Committee.
Overseas Experience
2006.7-8: University of Milano, University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy
Visiting Professor:
2024.1: University of Turin, Italy
2025.9-10: University of Notre Dame, USA
