Programme

Dante from Vita Nova to Paradise. The course is dedicated to Dante's poetry and the development of his style. The first part includes reading, contextualization and commentary of Vita nova and part of the Rime. The second part will be occupied by the complete reading with commentary of Paradise. In addition to in-depth studies on Dante's literary language, the main hermeneutical junctions of the third canticle will be examined, also in relation to Dante's self-exegesis expressed in the Epistle to Cangrande. The course includes lectures dedicated to the reading and commentary of the proposed works, with critical insights. The final part of the course will be dedicated to the creation of critical and didactic paths on the basis of the two works considered.
The course includes frontal teaching dedicated to reading and commenting on the works considered, with critical insights. The final part of the course will be dedicated to the creation of critical and educational paths based on the two works considered.

Core Documentation

Texts:
Dante Alighieri, Vita nova, introduzione, revisione del testo e commento di Stefano Carrai, Milano, Rizzoli, 2009.
Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, a cura di G. Inglese, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
Dante Alighieri, Epistola a Cangrande, a cura di L. Azzetta, Roma-Padova, Antenore, 2024.
Bibliography:
Stefano Carrai, Il primo libro di Dante. Un'idea della "Vita Nova", Pisa, Edizioni della Normale, 2020.
Roberto Rea, Dante: guida alla Vita nuova, Roma, Carocci, 2021.
Luca Marcozzi, Dante e la povertà, Roma, Carocci, 2024.
One volume to be chosen among the two of the Lectura Dantis Romana, Cento canti per cento anni, III. Paradiso, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2014 (1. Canti I-XVII, or 2. Canti XVIII-XXXIII).
Non-attending students will add: Roberto Antonelli, Dante poeta-giudice del mondo terreno, Roma, Viella, 2021..
Any further bibliography will be indicated on the Teams channel of the course

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.

Programme

Dante from Vita Nova to Paradise. The course is dedicated to Dante's poetry and the development of his style. The first part includes reading, contextualization and commentary of Vita nova and part of the Rime. The second part will be occupied by the complete reading with commentary of Paradise. In addition to in-depth studies on Dante's literary language, the main hermeneutical junctions of the third canticle will be examined, also in relation to Dante's self-exegesis expressed in the Epistle to Cangrande. The course includes lectures dedicated to the reading and commentary of the proposed works, with critical insights. The final part of the course will be dedicated to the creation of critical and didactic paths on the basis of the two works considered.
The course includes frontal teaching dedicated to reading and commenting on the works considered, with critical insights. The final part of the course will be dedicated to the creation of critical and educational paths based on the two works considered.

Core Documentation

Texts:
Dante Alighieri, Vita nova, introduzione, revisione del testo e commento di Stefano Carrai, Milano, Rizzoli, 2009.
Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, a cura di G. Inglese, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
Dante Alighieri, Epistola a Cangrande, a cura di L. Azzetta, Roma-Padova, Antenore, 2024.
Bibliography:
Stefano Carrai, Il primo libro di Dante. Un'idea della "Vita Nova", Pisa, Edizioni della Normale, 2020.
Roberto Rea, Dante: guida alla Vita nuova, Roma, Carocci, 2021.
Luca Marcozzi, Dante e la povertà, Roma, Carocci, 2024.
One volume to be chosen among the two of the Lectura Dantis Romana, Cento canti per cento anni, III. Paradiso, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2014 (1. Canti I-XVII, or 2. Canti XVIII-XXXIII).
Non-attending students will add: Roberto Antonelli, Dante poeta-giudice del mondo terreno, Roma, Viella, 2021..
Any further bibliography will be indicated on the Teams channel of the course

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.