The course aims to analyze in depth topics, issues and authors who, for various reasons, represent crucial turning points in the history of the Italian language.
The course will focus on literary Italian (ancient and modern), but will also examine other uses and registers of the language, such as jargons, technical languages and semiliterate production, taking into account the complex geolinguistic situation of the Italian territory, where dialects and minority languages play even today an important role.
With regard in particular to the earliest phases of the language, texts of outstanding interest, both in prose and in poetry, will be read and commented upon in detail.
The student will therefore acquire an in-depth knowledge of the historical development of the Italian language its earliest attestations to the present.
(S)He will furthermore acquire the ability to apply with confidence the methodology of linguistic analysis to literary and non-literary texts, also in a diachronic perspective.
The course will focus on literary Italian (ancient and modern), but will also examine other uses and registers of the language, such as jargons, technical languages and semiliterate production, taking into account the complex geolinguistic situation of the Italian territory, where dialects and minority languages play even today an important role.
With regard in particular to the earliest phases of the language, texts of outstanding interest, both in prose and in poetry, will be read and commented upon in detail.
The student will therefore acquire an in-depth knowledge of the historical development of the Italian language its earliest attestations to the present.
(S)He will furthermore acquire the ability to apply with confidence the methodology of linguistic analysis to literary and non-literary texts, also in a diachronic perspective.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course aims to present the main aspects of the language and style of these great authors of the Italian Renaissance. Some excerpts from the works of these authors will be read and commented. The main characteristics of the style will be highlighted and comparative comparisons will be made between the various authors. At the end of the course students will have achieved a good knowledge of 16th century Italian.
Programme
The language of some sixteenth-century authors (Bembo, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Guicciardini).The course aims to present the main aspects of the language and style of these great authors of the Italian Renaissance. Some excerpts from the works of these authors will be read and commented. The main characteristics of the style will be highlighted and comparative comparisons will be made between the various authors. At the end of the course students will have achieved a good knowledge of 16th century Italian.
Core Documentation
G. Patota, The great beauty of Italian. The Renaissance, Bari-Rome, Laterza, 2019.Reference Bibliography
G. Patota, The great beauty of Italian. The Renaissance, Bari-Rome, Laterza, 2019.Type of delivery of the course
The course includes lectures.Attendance
Attendance is recommended but not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral examination.