Lettere | ROMANCE PHILOLOGY
Lettere ROMANCE PHILOLOGY
cod. 0312600008
ROMANCE PHILOLOGY
0312600008 | |
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
ARTS | |
2013/2014 |
OBBLIGATORIO | |
YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008 | |
PRIMO SEMESTRE |
SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
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L-FIL-LET/09 | 12 | 60 | LESSONS |
Objectives | |
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Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the basics of Romance linguistics and the Romance literary system, including their relationship to Italian language and literature, ability to understand the main elements at work in the evolution from Latin to the Romance languages and how these new languages came to create new literary forms, made up of different literary genres. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability to apply the knowledge gained in the field of Romance linguistics to the linguistic analysis of early texts and to understand, also by philological and literary analysis, the main problems posed by medieval Romance literature. Autonomy of judgement: ability to interpret critically both linguistic and literary data and problems typical of the field and to reflect upon the main topics, formulating informed judgements. Communication skills: ability to communicate, using the appropriate terminology, information and problems concerning the field of medieval Romance languages and literatures to specialist and non specialist audiences Learning skills: to have grasped the basic tools and developed those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a higher degree of autonomy in the field of Romance linguistics, literature and philology. |
Prerequisites | |
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Basic knowledge of General Linguistics. A prior knowledge of Latin is useful but not essential. |
Contents | |
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Part of the course will provide an outline of the history of the Romance languages, with special attention to the position of Italian and also considering the structure of the Latin base. Practice on examples from texts. A further part will be devoted to the history of Romance literature, in particular to troubadour lyric poetry and its influence in Italy. |
Teaching Methods | |
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CLASSROOM LECTURES |
Verification of learning | |
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Oral examination. The students will also be able to substitute the oral exam completely or in part with written tests during the course. The final mark will take into consideration both knowledge of the subject and ability to express ideas clearly and with appropriate terminolgy |
Texts | |
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C. DI GIROLAMO, I trovatori, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 1989. F. BRUGNOLO, La Scuola poetica siciliana, in Storia della letteratura italiana, a cura di E. Malato, vol. I Dalle origini a Dante. Parte I Le origini, Roma, Salerno, 1995, pp. 265-337. C. LEE & S. GALANO, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Roma, Carocci, 2005. |
More Information | |
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FURTHER MATERIALS FOR READING IN CLASS WILL BE GIVEN OUT DURING THE COURSE. N.B. THIS SYLLABUS IS VALID FOR STUDENTS TAKING 8 CFU IN ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM THE OLD FOUR-YEAR DEGREE COURSE. STUDENTS TAKING FEWER CREDITS SHOULD CONTACT THE TEACHER FOR THE SYLLABUS |
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