ITALIAN PHILOLOGY
- Academic year
- 2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- FILOLOGIA ITALIANA SP.
- Course code
- FM0086 (AF:480716 AR:254400)
- 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, Linguistics 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 and Renaissance 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 and Renaissance 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 and Renaissance period).
Contents
Dolce stil novo: tradition and texts
The course, after proposing a critical framing of the "Dolce stil novo" label, will offer the reading and commentary of some salient texts of that poetic experience. Main philological issues, related to the manuscript tradition of the proposed texts and authors, will also be discussed.
Students will be invited to take part in a seminar activity.
The course, after proposing a critical framing of the "Dolce stil novo" label, will offer the reading and commentary of some salient texts of that poetic experience. Main philological issues, related to the manuscript tradition of the proposed texts and authors, will also be discussed.
Students will be invited to take part in a seminar activity.
Referral texts
- D. Pirovano, Il Dolce stil novo, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2014;
- Poesie dello Stilnovo, a cura di M. Berisso, Milano, Rizzoli, 2006.
Further bibliography will be available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
- Poesie dello Stilnovo, a cura di M. Berisso, Milano, Rizzoli, 2006.
Further bibliography will be available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
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 texts.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and seminars. Further materials will be available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
Teaching language
Italian
Further information
Not-attending students are invited to contact the lecturer for any doubt or question.
Type of exam
oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 30/03/2024