Dell’unità della lingua e dei mezzi di diffonderla.

Dell’unità della lingua e dei mezzi di diffonderla is the official report which Manzoni wrote in 1868 as President of the parliamentary Committee in charge of facing the question of an Italian national language. Due to its institutional value, it represents the most significant outcome of his lifelong thinking about the issue, mostly related to the revision of I promessi sposi. This paper aims to outline its history, arguments and reactions in public debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]