The aim of the course is the acquisition of the ability of a correct interpretation of Italian literature through the knowledge of hermeneutical methodologies and theoretical knowledge suitable for the interpretation of one or more literary texts or of a single author or of different genres
Curriculum
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Programme
This course aims to offer an overall knowledge of Dante's "Commedia" in its entirety. Lectures will confront the main issues regarding the writing and spreading of the work, its structure and its main themes. Some cantos will be read and commented in depth.Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Core Documentation
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.Reference Bibliography
To prepare the exam, the volume by Giuseppe LEDDA, Leggere la «Commedia», Bologna, il Mulino, 2016, is suggested.Type of delivery of the course
36 teaching hrs, first term teacher profile teaching materials
Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Poeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Programme
The poetry of "Dolce Stil Nuovo".Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Core Documentation
Poesie dello Stilnovo, a cura di M. Berisso, Milano, BUR RizzoliPoeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will alternate historical lessons with others dedicated to the detailed analysis of poems by individual authors.Type of evaluation
Oral examination.Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Programme
This course aims to offer an overall knowledge of Dante's "Commedia" in its entirety. Lectures will confront the main issues regarding the writing and spreading of the work, its structure and its main themes. Some cantos will be read and commented in depth.Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Core Documentation
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.Reference Bibliography
To prepare the exam, the volume by Giuseppe LEDDA, Leggere la «Commedia», Bologna, il Mulino, 2016, is suggested.Type of delivery of the course
36 teaching hrs, first term teacher profile teaching materials
Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Poeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Programme
The poetry of "Dolce Stil Nuovo".Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Core Documentation
Poesie dello Stilnovo, a cura di M. Berisso, Milano, BUR RizzoliPoeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will alternate historical lessons with others dedicated to the detailed analysis of poems by individual authors.Type of evaluation
Oral examination.Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Programme
This course aims to offer an overall knowledge of Dante's "Commedia" in its entirety. Lectures will confront the main issues regarding the writing and spreading of the work, its structure and its main themes. Some cantos will be read and commented in depth.Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.
An in-depth knowledge of the following cantos will be requested:
* Inferno 1-6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 26-27, 33-34
* Purgatorio 1-3, 6, 11, 16-17, 24, 26, 28-33
* Paradiso 1-3, 6, 11-12, 15-17, 24-26, 30, 33.
Core Documentation
Students are expected to read the poem in its entirety, relying on the commentary either by Anna Maria Chiavacci Leonardi (republished several times by both the publishing houses Mondadori and Zanichelli, in in hard and paperback edition), or Pasquini-Quaglio (publisher: Garzanti), or by Giorgio Inglese (publisher: Carocci). The most part of commentaries to the "Commedia" are available online at either https://dante.dartmouth.edu or at http://dantelab.dartmouth.edu. However, students are invited to acquire a book-format copy of the text.Reference Bibliography
To prepare the exam, the volume by Giuseppe LEDDA, Leggere la «Commedia», Bologna, il Mulino, 2016, is suggested.Type of delivery of the course
36 teaching hrs, first term teacher profile teaching materials
Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Poeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Programme
The poetry of "Dolce Stil Nuovo".Origins and characteristics of this poetic current, central in the Italian literature of Middle Ages, in comparison with the European literary tradition. Reading and interpreting shortlisted texts.
Core Documentation
Poesie dello Stilnovo, a cura di M. Berisso, Milano, BUR RizzoliPoeti del Dolce Stil Novo, a cura di D. Pirovano, Roma, Salerno
F. Suitner, I poeti del medio evo, Roma, Carocci
Letteratura italiana. vol. 1 Dalle Origini al Seicento, a cura di A. Battistini, Bologna, Il Mulino (capp. I-II-III-IV-V).
Further bibliographical indications will be provided throughout the course.
Non-attending students will be requested to contact the professor for further bibliographical guidelines.
Type of delivery of the course
The course will alternate historical lessons with others dedicated to the detailed analysis of poems by individual authors.Type of evaluation
Oral examination.