Dianella Gambini is a Full Professor of Spanish Language and Translation at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, affiliated with the Department of Italian Language, Literature, and Arts in the World (LILAIM). She has held teaching positions at the University of Perugia, the University of Santiago de Compostela, and the Complutense University of Madrid, reflecting her strong international academic engagement in Hispanic studies. Full Professor, University for Foreigners of Perugia Former Faculty, University of Perugia Former Faculty, University of Santiago de Compostela Former Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid Her research centers on translation studies , Hispanic language and culture , and travel literature , with a focus on Romanticism, Modernism, and the Spanish Golden Age. She has made significant contributions to the study of Galician cultural history, particularly the Camino de Santiago and the literary works of Valle-Inclán, which she has translated into Italian and analyzed through the lenses of literary criticism and hermeneutics. The analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent engagement with philological inquiry, historical textual analysis, and cross-cultural literary reception. Her work bridges Spanish and Italian literary traditions, often exploring intertextuality, critical historiography, and pilgrimage narratives. Themes such as plagiarism, literary legend, and manuscript annotation underscore her methodological rigor in ERC SH5_3 (Philology; text and image studies). She has not been publicly recognized with scientific awards according to the available text. Dianella Gambini actively teaches courses in Spanish language, cultural translation, and literature across multiple degree programs, including Italian for Teaching Foreigners and Digital Humanities for Italian. While no formal advisees or research grants are listed, her editorial and translational projects suggest a mentorship role in philological scholarship. She has produced critical editions and annotated translations, contributing to academic resources in travel literature and Hispanic-Italian cultural exchange. She is involved in research projects related to literary tourism, the Camino de Santiago, and the critical reception of Spanish authors in Italy. Her work forms part of a broader scholarly effort to map cultural and intellectual exchanges between Spain and Italy during the early modern and modern periods.
