CODE 104259 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 12 cfu anno 2 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course aims at providing students with a basic knowledge of the history of Italian and, more specifically, an overview of the linguistic history of Italian theatre. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course's goals are to familiarize students with the major institutions, documents, and figures in the history of the Italian language; to understand the structures of contemporary Italian and its sociolinguistic variation; to know the major stages of the linguistic history of Italian theater; and to learn how to read and interpret some key texts. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES To learn the key moments in the history of Italian language. To situate historically its texts and main authors. To internalize the basic concepts of Italian sociolinguistics. To define and identify the main traits of neostandard Italian. To illustrate synthetically the key moments in the linguistic history of Italian theatre and peculiar stylistic features of its main authors. To read, understand and interpret a crucial text of the Italian theatrical tradition. PREREQUISITES Elementary knowledge of the history of Italian literature TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT Essential history of Italian language. Sociolinguistic overview of contemporary Italian. Synthetic overview of the linguistic history of Italian theatre. Reading of Tasso's Aminta. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Lecture notes (Teams); C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Bologna, il Mulino; C. Giovanardi - P. Trifone, La lingua del teatro, Bologna, il Mulino (first part and four commented texts to choose in the second part); T. Tasso, Aminta, a cura di M. Corradini, Milano, BUR-Classici. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD PAOLO ZUBLENA Ricevimento: Tuesday and Wednesday, h 16.30-18 DIRAAS, via Balbi 2 (third floor) In any case, please book your appointment by e-mail (paolo.zublena@unige.it). LESSONS LESSONS START First semester September 16. Second semester February 17. Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination. Optional midterm written test (in January/February) on the first semester programme (linguistic history of Italian and traits of neo-standard Italian). ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral examination of the skills relating to the linguistic history of Italian and to the traits of neo-standard Italian; oral examination of the skills on the linguistic history of Italian theatre; reading and commenting on a passage from Tasso's Aminta. FURTHER INFORMATION If needed, ask the professor for more information.
