FILOLOGIA LATINA MEDIEVALE E UMANISTICA

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

STAR04

Academic Year of enrolment:

2024

Year of supply:

2025/2026

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in HISTORICAL STUDIES AND WRITING HERITAGE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

Disciplinary Sector:

MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PERUCCHI Giulia

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

No prerequisite is needed (but a basic knowledge of Classical Latin would be suggested).

Objectives

The course is meant to contribute to reaching the learning objectives of the MA programme. 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 will focus on latin texts by Petrarch (1304-74) devoted to the figure of his beloved Laura. We will read and analyse the texts (full italian translations are provided in bibliography), in order to study both their lingustical features and their historical content.

Extended Syllabus

- Selection of Petrarch's latin texts (with italian translation) on Laura, provided by the teacher in pdf
- E.H. Wilkins, Vita del Petrarca, trad. di
R. Ceserani, nuova edizione a cura di
L.C. Rossi, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2003.

ADDITIONAL READINGS FOR NON ATTENDING STUDENTS. Non attending students must contact the teacher who will given the list of additional readings.

Recommended Bibliography

- Selection of Texts that will be provided in pdf by the teacher

- E.H. Wilkins, Vita del Petrarca, trad. di
R. Ceserani, nuova edizione a cura di
L.C. Rossi, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2003.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

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 essays in addition to the program as suggested by the teacher.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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