Donatella Martinelli

Donatella Martinelli is an Associate Professor of Italian Linguistics at the University of Parma's Department of Humanistic, Social, and Cultural Enterprises. She has held teaching roles since 2006, including courses in Written Italian Language, History of the Italian Language, and Language of Journalism. Her work bridges philology, literary criticism, and historical linguistics, with a focus on 19th- and 20th-century Italian literature.

• Education: Graduated from the University of Pavia with a thesis on Niccolò Tommaseo's language of Faith and Beauty
• Accademia della Crusca Philological Office (1992-1994)

Her research emphasizes textual analysis of authors like Manzoni, Foscolo, Leopardi, and Gadda, alongside lexicographic traditions and manuscript studies. Recent publications explore Tommaseo's philological legacy, lost Manzoni manuscripts, and Gadda's linguistic innovations.

She contributes to editorial boards including 'I quaderni dell'Ingegnere' and 'Edinburgh Journal of Gadda's Studies,' and co-founded the Interuniversity Center for Foscolian Studies (CRIF). Awards include the 2010 Gadda Prize in Edinburgh and a 1995-1997 scholarship at the Accademia della Crusca.

• Scientific Awards
  • Gadda Prize (2010, Edinburgh)
  • Accademia della Crusca Scholarship (1995-1997)