MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE LATIN PHILOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

FLT040

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BERTE' MONICA

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

Students should possess a basic knowledge of Classical Latin.

Objectives

The course is meant to contribute to reaching the learning objectives of the MA programme in "Philology, Linguistics and Literary Traditions". More specifically, it aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of Mediaeval and Humanistic Latin.

- Expected learning results:
1) knowledge of the course subjects;
2) ability to critically discuss specific case-studies;
3) communication skills.

Contents

The course is divided into two parts.
The first part will focus on the study of Mediaeval and Humanistic Latin from historical-cultural perspective; in particular, we'll be concerned with the main linguistic features of medieval Latin as opposed to classical Latin. In the second part a latin letter of Dante Alighieri (nr. VI) will be analyzed and commented on, in order to explore the linguistic peculiarities of this language.

Extended Syllabus

The course is divided into two parts.
I part) Study of Mediaeval and Humanistic Latin from historical-cultural perspective; in particular, we'll be concerned with the main linguistic features of medieval Latin as opposed to classical Latin.
II part) A latin letter of Dante Alighieri (nr. VI) will be analyzed and commented on, in order to explore the linguistic peculiarities of this language.

TO STUDY ALL THE INDICATED PAGES:
- D. Norberg, Manuale di latino medievale, a cura di M. Oldoni, Cava de' Tirreni, Avagliano Editore, 1999, pp. 1-121 (except the anthology of texts).
- *Dante Alighieri, Epistole. Egloghe. Questio de aqua et terra, a cura di L. Azzetta, M. Baglio, M. Petoletti e M. Rinaldi, con una Introduzione a cura di A. Mazzucchi, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2016, pp. 3-57, 132-153.

OPTIONAL READINGS FOR ATTENDING BUT MANDATORY FOR NON ATTENDING:
- *S. Rizzo, Il latino di Dante, in Dante fra il settecentocinquantenario della nascita [2015] e il settecentenario della morte [2021]. Atti delle Celebrazioni, del Forum e del Convegno Internazionale di Roma maggio-settembre 2015, a cura di E. Malato e A. Mazzucchi, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2016, pp. 535-557.
-* S. Rizzo, Note sulla latinità di Dante, "Italia medioevale e umanistica", LVIII (2017), pp. 283-292.

* Asterisked material will be supplied in digital format.

Recommended Bibliography

* Asterisked material will be supplied in digital format.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of lectures (42 hours). Students will be tested to assess their learning.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The aim is to assess the students’ skills and in particular their understanding of the issues discussed during the course, their knowledge of the bibliography in the reading list, the correct command of the specific language as well as of critical and methodological abilities. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.

Contacts/More Information

Attendance to this course is highly recommended. Students who cannot attend the course are requested to make an appointment with the teacher and must also study the following essays in addition to the program:

- *S. Rizzo, Il latino di Dante, in Dante fra il settecentocinquantenario della nascita [2015] e il settecentenario della morte [2021]. Atti delle Celebrazioni, del Forum e del Convegno Internazionale di Roma maggio-settembre 2015, a cura di E. Malato e A. Mazzucchi, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2016, pp. 535-557.
-* S. Rizzo, Note sulla latinità di Dante, "Italia medioevale e umanistica", LVIII (2017), pp. 283-292.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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