Loredana Chines is Full Professor of Italian Literature in the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies at the University of Bologna, where she also serves as Deputy Director. She is a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna and of the Commissione per i testi di lingua. She is co-editor of the international journal Ecdotica and of several scholarly book series. Additionally, she is the Scientific Director of ARCE (Archivio Ricerche Carteggi Estensi).