Italian Studies

In the German-speaking countries, Italian studies is traditionally understood as the part of Romance studies that deals with the philology of the Italian language , culture , history and literature of Italy .

history

In 1940, as contractually agreed with the Italian government, Italian studies should become a separate subject, and the first German Italian studies chair was created at the University of Cologne . However, this was not filled by the end of the war because no suitable applicant could be found. Hans Sckommodau, for example, had shown too great weaknesses in Italian.

German Italianist Day

University professors, young academics and teachers meet every year at the German Italian Day. Italianists from Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland are included. In addition to research and teaching of the Italian language, the literature and culture of Italy are also the subject of the lectures, each of which has a main topic; that of the German Italianist Day 2008 in Marburg z. B. was "Inquietudini" (restlessness).

literature

Introductions

Martin Haase : Italian Linguistics. An introduction. Narr, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-8233-6290-6 ( Bachelor knowledge ).
Manfred Hardt : History of Italian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Updated reprint. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-518-39961-6 ( Suhrkamp-Taschenbuch 3461).
Elisabeth Schulze-Witzenrath: literary studies for Italianists. An introduction. 3rd revised edition. Narr, Tübingen 2006, ISBN 3-8233-6273-9 ( Narr study books ).

reference books

Richard Brütting (Ed.): Italy Lexicon. Key terms related to history, society, economy, politics, justice, health care, transport, press, radio, culture and educational institutions. Study edition, expanded to include an updated appendix. Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-503-03772-1 ( Basics of Romance Studies 20).
Günter Holtus , Michael Metzeltin , Christian Schmitt (eds.): Lexicon of Romance Linguistics (LRL) , Volume 4: Italian, Corsican, Sardinian. = Italiano, corso, sardo. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1988, ISBN 3-484-50234-7 .
Gaetana Marrone, Paolo Puppa (Eds.): Encyclopedia of Italian literary studies. Routledge, New York NY et al. 2007, ISBN 978-1-579-58390-3 .

Magazines

California Italian studies. online .
FORUM ITALICUM. A Journal of Italian Studies. ISSN 0014-5858 .
Italian. Magazine for Italian Language and Culture. ISSN 0171-4996 .
Zibaldone. Magazine for contemporary Italian culture .

Web links

Wiktionary: Italianistik - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

References

↑ Leo Haupts: The University of Cologne in the transition from National Socialism to the Federal Republic (studies on the history of the University of Cologne 18). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2007, p. 232, ISBN 978-3-412-17806-2
^ Deutscher Italianistentag 2008 from 28.2. until 1.3. in Marburg

[1] Leo Haupts: The University of Cologne in the transition from National Socialism to the Federal Republic (studies on the history of the University of Cologne 18). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2007, p. 232, ISBN 978-3-412-17806-2

[2] Deutscher Italianistentag 2008 from 28.2. until 1.3. in Marburg