Romance studies

Becoming proficient in Romance studies requires extensive specialized training focused on a thorough exploration of the histories of languages and literatures.

This education includes detailed study in textual scholarship, paleography, and classical languages, which are core aspects of philological disciplines.

As a result, non-Romance languages in use in Latin America, such as Quechua and Guarani, are sometimes also taught in Romance studies departments.

It covers a wide range of topics including late Latin, medieval literatures of the Romance languages, historical and general linguistics, and textual criticism.

The journal, recognized for its prestigious contributions to the study of linguistic history and medieval literature of the Romance languages, has built an international reputation since its inception.