Review: Italianistica digitale. La ricerca dei giovani studiosi, a cura di I. Cesaroni, S. Gallegati, G. Marozzi, M. Maselli, Milano, Ledizioni, 2025

Abstract

The review of Italianistica digitale. La ricerca dei giovani studiosi, edited by I. Cesaroni, S. Gallegati, G. Marozzi, and M. Maselli examines the breadth and dynamism of current research in digital humanities within the field of Italian studies. Organized into eleven thematic sections, the volume gathers contributions from early-career scholars, ranging from Dante to Umberto Eco, and showcases how traditional philological methods are being reshaped through digital innovation. Focusing on the sections devoted to Editions, Correspondences, and Philology, the review discusses digital critical and genetic edition projects—such as Opengadda, Digital Alfieri, and digital editions of Capuana and Verga—that address issues of textual representation, TEI encoding, and data visualization. The analysis highlights the digital medium’s capacity to overcome the physical constraints of print while opening new methodological perspectives. Overall, the book emerges as a collective laboratory reflecting the plurality of approaches and the creative energy driving the new generation of scholars.