The student, through an in-depth examination of the tradition of one or more texts, will be able to acquire advanced tools aimed at the elaboration of the critical edition, from the stage of enumeration and analysis of preserved witnesses to the development of critical apparatus and commentary, both on the side of reconstructive philology and on that of author’s philology.
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The course, with a monographic approach, will focus on methodological considerations, peculiarities of the tradition, ecdotical and practical problems connected with the work of critical edition on a particular textual specimen: the epistles, with specific attention to those of Francesco Petrarca. To this purpose, letters and excerpts of letters from Petrarca's Familiari, Senili and Varie/Disperse will be selected and examined.
- *F. PETRARCA, Lettere disperse, a cura di A. Pancheri, Parma, Fondazione Pietro Bembo-Guanda, 1994 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons];
- *F. PETRARCA, Res seniles, a cura di S. Rizzo con la collaborazione di M. Berté, 5 voll., Firenze, Le Lettere, 2006-2019 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons];
- *G. MARTELLOTTI (in collab. con M. FEO), Di un frammento omerico inesistente e del testo di una lettera petrarchesca, in ID., Scritti petrarcheschi, a cura di M. Feo e S. Rizzo, Padova, Antenore, 1983, pp. 579-592;
- *S. RIZZO, L’autografo nella tradizione della Senile 9, 1 di Petrarca, in «L'Ellisse», VI, 2011, pp. 21-52;
The bibliographic entries distinguished here by asterisks will be provided to the students in photocopy inside the course lecture notes, together with the following materials: passages of Petrarca's and Boccaccio's works, reproductions of manuscripts, pages of critical editions and other essays, catalogue items, additional notes elaborated by the lecturer.
Students unable to attend are required to contact the lecturer (e-mail: silvia.finazzi@uniroma3.it) to make adequate arrangements well ahead of their exam date.
Programme
Textual problems in the critical edition of epistles: the case of PetrarchThe course, with a monographic approach, will focus on methodological considerations, peculiarities of the tradition, ecdotical and practical problems connected with the work of critical edition on a particular textual specimen: the epistles, with specific attention to those of Francesco Petrarca. To this purpose, letters and excerpts of letters from Petrarca's Familiari, Senili and Varie/Disperse will be selected and examined.
Core Documentation
- *F. PETRARCA, Le Familiari, edizione critica per cura di V. Rossi, 4 voll., Firenze, Sansoni, 1933-1942 (il IV per cura di U. Bosco) [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons];- *F. PETRARCA, Lettere disperse, a cura di A. Pancheri, Parma, Fondazione Pietro Bembo-Guanda, 1994 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons];
- *F. PETRARCA, Res seniles, a cura di S. Rizzo con la collaborazione di M. Berté, 5 voll., Firenze, Le Lettere, 2006-2019 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons];
- *G. MARTELLOTTI (in collab. con M. FEO), Di un frammento omerico inesistente e del testo di una lettera petrarchesca, in ID., Scritti petrarcheschi, a cura di M. Feo e S. Rizzo, Padova, Antenore, 1983, pp. 579-592;
- *S. RIZZO, L’autografo nella tradizione della Senile 9, 1 di Petrarca, in «L'Ellisse», VI, 2011, pp. 21-52;
The bibliographic entries distinguished here by asterisks will be provided to the students in photocopy inside the course lecture notes, together with the following materials: passages of Petrarca's and Boccaccio's works, reproductions of manuscripts, pages of critical editions and other essays, catalogue items, additional notes elaborated by the lecturer.
Students unable to attend are required to contact the lecturer (e-mail: silvia.finazzi@uniroma3.it) to make adequate arrangements well ahead of their exam date.
Reference Bibliography
- *F. PETRARCA, Le Familiari, edizione critica per cura di V. Rossi, 4 voll., Firenze, Sansoni, 1933-1942 (il IV per cura di U. Bosco) [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons]; - *F. PETRARCA, Lettere disperse, a cura di A. Pancheri, Parma, Fondazione Pietro Bembo-Guanda, 1994 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons]; - *F. PETRARCA, Res seniles, a cura di S. Rizzo con la collaborazione di M. Berté, 5 voll., Firenze, Le Lettere, 2006-2019 [choice of texts and passages that will be analysed during the lessons]; - *G. MARTELLOTTI (in collab. con M. FEO), Di un frammento omerico inesistente e del testo di una lettera petrarchesca, in ID., Scritti petrarcheschi, a cura di M. Feo e S. Rizzo, Padova, Antenore, 1983, pp. 579-592; - *S. RIZZO, L’autografo nella tradizione della Senile 9, 1 di Petrarca, in «L'Ellisse», VI, 2011, pp. 21-52; The bibliographic entries distinguished here by asterisks will be provided to the students in photocopy inside the course lecture notes, together with the following materials: passages of Petrarca's and Boccaccio's works, reproductions of manuscripts, pages of critical editions and other essays, catalogue items, additional notes elaborated by the lecturer. Students unable to attend are required to contact the lecturer (e-mail: silvia.finazzi@uniroma3.it) to make adequate arrangements well ahead of their exam date.Attendance
1st semester. Students are strongly advised to attend classes regularly. Students unable to attend are required to contact the lecturer to make adequate arrangements well ahead of their exam date.Type of evaluation
An oral exam at the end of the course. No interim assessments are envisaged. The exam will focus on the material referred to under ‘Bibliography’ and on the topics dealt with during the lessons.