ITALIAN PHILOLOGY
- Academic year
- 2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- FILOLOGIA ITALIANA SP.
- Course code
- FM0086 (AF:308357 AR:170224)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- L-FIL-LET/13
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Where
- VENEZIA
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
The course is included in the core educational activities of the Master's Degree Programme in Philology and Italian Literature.
It aims to provide the students with the aware use of the philological method and the ability to elaborate critically the bibliography on a specific theme or discussion.
It aims to provide the students with the aware use of the philological method and the ability to elaborate critically the bibliography on a specific theme or discussion.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student will be able to:
- read critically a Medieval Italian text, noticing linguistic, metrical and stylistic peculiarities;
- take advantage of the philological method in order to orient himself to a rich manuscript tradition;
- read consciously a critical edition, judging editor's chioses and discussing the alterative solutions suggested by the critics;
- work indipendently on seminar themes.
- read critically a Medieval Italian text, noticing linguistic, metrical and stylistic peculiarities;
- take advantage of the philological method in order to orient himself to a rich manuscript tradition;
- read consciously a critical edition, judging editor's chioses and discussing the alterative solutions suggested by the critics;
- work indipendently on seminar themes.
Pre-requirements
To have achieved the educational objectives of Principles of Philology. Foreigners attending this course are expected to be fluent in Italian and to have a good knowledge of the Italian literature (in particular Medieval period).
Contents
Brunetto Latini's Tesoretto: philological problems and observations on the text.
The course offers the reading of Brunetto Latini's Tesoretto. The text will be contextualized within the coeval Italian poetry and the biography of the Florentine notary. In particular, the main philological issues related to the text will be examinated; a detailed reading of the work will also be given.
Students will be invited to take part in a seminar activity on the text of the Tesoretto.
The course offers the reading of Brunetto Latini's Tesoretto. The text will be contextualized within the coeval Italian poetry and the biography of the Florentine notary. In particular, the main philological issues related to the text will be examinated; a detailed reading of the work will also be given.
Students will be invited to take part in a seminar activity on the text of the Tesoretto.
Referral texts
- Brunetto Latini, Poesie, a cura di S. Carrai, Torino, Einaudi, 2016.
- M. Berisso, Tre annotazioni al "Tesoretto", in "Filologia italiana", 11 (2014), pp. 15-40.
- Bibliographical material available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
Not-attending students must read also: I. Maffia Scariati, Dal "Tresor" al "Tresoretto". Saggi su Brunetto Latini e i suoi fiancheggiatori, Roma, Aracne, 2010, pp. 25-124.
- M. Berisso, Tre annotazioni al "Tesoretto", in "Filologia italiana", 11 (2014), pp. 15-40.
- Bibliographical material available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
Not-attending students must read also: I. Maffia Scariati, Dal "Tresor" al "Tresoretto". Saggi su Brunetto Latini e i suoi fiancheggiatori, Roma, Aracne, 2010, pp. 25-124.
Assessment methods
Oral exam. The examination will verify the knowledge of the theoretical problems discussed in class and of the bibliography. The student will also be asked to read and explain a passage of the text.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and seminars. Further materials will be available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
Teaching language
Italian
Type of exam
oral
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