OVERVIEW

The course (which is one of the related subjects of the first year of the Master's Degree Course in Ancient Sciences, Classical Languages and Literature, and consists of 40 hours of lectures, equivalent to 6 CFU) deepens specific critical-literary skills through the broad and detailed analysis of a topic in the history of Italian literature of particular relevance to classical and humanistic culture.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

to know the literary tradition of the various genres of Italian literature with particular attention to their roots in the classical world, their evolution in literary history, the taste and culture of the age in which they were produced and any developments in subsequent ages; - to acquire a method of critical-scientific interpretation of the texts of Italian literature, knowing how to use the specific bibliographical tools (dictionaries, literary histories, critical editions, essays, articles, reviews, any on-line support) and the fundamental techniques of text analysis; - to be able to recognise, also through personal evaluation, the value of a text of Italian literature in the context of its author's poetics, the history of literature and Italian classical culture.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

• a specific competence in the methodologies of analysis, interpretation and ecdotic of the literary text;
• a specific and in-depth competence in the methodologies of study and research in the field of Italian literature, through the application of the most proven and up-to-date methodologies;
• the ability to define the legacy of classical and humanistic culture in the various historical contexts of Italian literature and to outline the tradition in subsequent eras and cultures;
• the up-to-date bibliographical information on the historical-critical debate;
• the ability to explain with adequate critical-scientific language, both oral and written, themes, problems, perspectives of texts and literary contexts;
• the formation of a personal artistic taste and an autonomous ability to evaluate literary data, obtained by a punctual comparison with the critics.

PREREQUISITES

• good basic preparation in terms of both knowledge of the history of Italian literature from the thirteenth to the twentieth century and the ability to read and interpret literary texts;
• competence in the methodologies of analysis, interpretation and ecdotic of the literary text in its historical context;
• knowledge of the fundamental methodologies of study and research, through the ability to apply the historical-critical method in the exegesis and interpretation of texts;
• ability to define, through the study of Italian literature, the culture of our country and to compare it with that of European countries and literary traditions that have had contact with Italy;
• up-to-date bibliographical information and, in any case, knowledge of the main research and study tools, including the various online resources;
• good oral and written argumentation skills, based on scientifically appropriate language.

TEACHING METHODS

The lectures will be held in person, with the possibility for students to follow them remotely via videoconference on the Teams platform (access code: p8z6u6p).
The specific programme will be preceded by a historical-literary introduction; presentation of the main lines of criticism; reading of texts and philological and critical-interpretive analysis. In the final phase of the course, essays on literary criticism will be assigned to individual students, who will prepare written reviews.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The Petri Bembi vita by Giovanni della Casa. The portrait of a great intellectual of Humanism between classicism and modernity.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Giovanni Della Casa, Petri Bembi vita, introduction, translation and commentary by Quinto Marini, in Giovanni Della Casa, Scritti biografici e polemici. Petri Bembi vita, Gasparis Contareni vita, Dissertatio adversus Petruim Paulum Vergerium, edited by Luca Beltrami, Quinto Marini, Gabriella Moretti, Florence, Società Editrice Fiorentina, 2020.

In addition to the Petri Bembi vita, the specific subject of the course, the volume contains two other works by Della Casa that will be frequently referred to.

A specific critical bibliography will be indicated by the lecturer in relation to the various critical-interpretative problems that will arise during the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

QUINTO MARINI (President)

GIORDANO RODDA

LUCA BELTRAMI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Monday 11 October 2021, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Class schedule

ITALIAN LITERATURE AND CLASSICAL TRADITION (LM)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination will be oral and the final assessment will take into account the objectives achieved, as well as the work done in reading the critical passages proposed and the reports written and discussed by the student.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Ongoing assessments: possibility of individual or group research related to the course topic and aimed at broadening methodological skills and specialist competences. Written reviews of critical essays, which will then be set out and discussed by the students.
Final examination in oral form on the programme carried out and on the specific skills of a master's course. The basic skills will be given by a personal capacity of historical-critical interpretation of texts and reference to the cultural and literary context. Excellence will be achieved through a further capacity for in-depth study of the main points of literary criticism and for linking them to philological and ecdotical problems that are still being solved.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

All students are asked to register on Aulaweb, where the teacher will publish information, notices and teaching materials. Those who, for valid reasons, cannot attend, are requested to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course: for clarifications on the programme, on the working methodology, on the bibliography, it is advisable to confer with the lecturer during office hours. There is no alternative programme for non-attenders.