This course aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of selected periods in the development of Italian literature, with a specific attention to the historical and European context.
teacher profile teaching materials
F. Petrarca, Canzoniere; edited by P. Vecchi Galli, Milan, Rizzoli (BUR), 2012
L. Marcozzi, Petrarca. La vita e il mondo, Rome, Carocci, 2025
L. Marcozzi, 'Rerum vulgarium fragmenta' by Francesco Petrarca, in Italian Literature, edited by A. Asor Rosa, vol. 2, The origins, the 13th century, the 14th century. The works, Turin, Einaud, 2007, pp. 543-614 (will be provided on teams)
Non-attending students will add: Petrarca, edited by G. Baldassarri and C. Berra, Rome, Carocci, 2025 (only the chapters that will be indicated on teams)
Mutuazione: 20703169 LETTERATURA ITALIANA (PER L.C.S, LINGUE E LINGUISTICA E STORIA) in Lettere L-10 R MARCOZZI LUCA
Programme
Petrarch's lyric poetry and its European fortune. During the course, Petrarch's life and works and his role as the initiator of humanism will be illustrated. We will focus in particular on the lyric songbook, with a selection of significant texts that will be analyzed from a thematic and stylistic perspective, also in order to highlight the linguistic reasons for its pervasive European fortune. In this sense, sonnets by Ronsard, Garcilaso, Shakespeare and other authors, provided by the teacher, will be examined.Core Documentation
Texts:F. Petrarca, Canzoniere; edited by P. Vecchi Galli, Milan, Rizzoli (BUR), 2012
L. Marcozzi, Petrarca. La vita e il mondo, Rome, Carocci, 2025
L. Marcozzi, 'Rerum vulgarium fragmenta' by Francesco Petrarca, in Italian Literature, edited by A. Asor Rosa, vol. 2, The origins, the 13th century, the 14th century. The works, Turin, Einaud, 2007, pp. 543-614 (will be provided on teams)
Non-attending students will add: Petrarca, edited by G. Baldassarri and C. Berra, Rome, Carocci, 2025 (only the chapters that will be indicated on teams)
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. Attendance will be tracked. To be considered attending, students must be present at least two thirds of the lessons. Non-attending students are required to read additional readings as specified in the Texts section.Type of evaluation
Students will take a computer-based written exam on the moodle platform (in person). The exam includes a series of sequential multiple choice / short / choice questions and other open-ended questions. The time available is one hour. For multiple choice or multiple choice questions, 1 point is awarded for each correct answer, 0 for an answer not given, -0.25 for each incorrect answer. For open-ended questions the scoring range goes from 0 to 6 points. The exam is constructed in such a way as to be able to verify the level of effective understanding of the concepts, the ability to re-elaborate critical literature, the skills acquired in the critical reading of the proposed texts, the level and quality of knowledge of the topics and the ability to critically analyze texts and bibliography.