At the end of the course, students will acquire specialized knowledge relating to the development and articulation of critical reflection on the authors of Italian literature from its origins to the present day and the tools of literary hermeneutics that they will have to pragmatically exercise in an original way.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The course offers a historical-critical survey of the reception of Dante's "Comedy," considered within its interpretative tradition, with the aim of developing students' methodological and historical-critical awareness. Through analysis of the key moments of its reception, from the first fourteenth-century readings to ancient commentaries and contemporary critical approaches, the course explores the ways in which the work has been understood, transformed, and updated over time. It will examine the contributions of medieval commentators, the fluctuations in Dante's reception between Humanism and the Renaissance, the Romantic rediscovery and nineteenth-century critical treatment, and the various twentieth-century and contemporary approaches. Particular attention will be paid to the theoretical presuppositions of these different interpretations, to highlight how criticism contributes to constantly redefining the work's meaning.
Lecture notes (will be an integral part of the exam)
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy (edition of your choice)
A selection of critical passages will be provided during the course and posted on the course Teams channel.
Programme
Ideas of Dante. The Reception of the 'Comedy' and Dante Criticism from Its Origins to the Present Day.The course offers a historical-critical survey of the reception of Dante's "Comedy," considered within its interpretative tradition, with the aim of developing students' methodological and historical-critical awareness. Through analysis of the key moments of its reception, from the first fourteenth-century readings to ancient commentaries and contemporary critical approaches, the course explores the ways in which the work has been understood, transformed, and updated over time. It will examine the contributions of medieval commentators, the fluctuations in Dante's reception between Humanism and the Renaissance, the Romantic rediscovery and nineteenth-century critical treatment, and the various twentieth-century and contemporary approaches. Particular attention will be paid to the theoretical presuppositions of these different interpretations, to highlight how criticism contributes to constantly redefining the work's meaning.
Core Documentation
Please note that the exam syllabus consists of both the texts listed in this section and the bibliography indicated in the following section.Lecture notes (will be an integral part of the exam)
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy (edition of your choice)
A selection of critical passages will be provided during the course and posted on the course Teams channel.
Reference Bibliography
Please note that knowledge of the bibliography listed here is an integral part of the exam program, as are the texts indicated in the previous section. Idee di Dante : scrittori e critici,, a cura di Maurizio Fiorilla, Luca Marcozzi, Anna Pegoretti, Roma , «L'Erma» di Bretschneider, 2022. Now Feed Yourself: Anglo-American and Italian Scholarship on Dante, edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Theodore J. Cachey, Jr., and Anna Pegoretti Cambridge, Legenda/Modern Humanities Research Association, 2024 (only contributions in Italian or, at your choice, those in English) Luca Carlo Rossi, L'uovo di Dante: aneddoti per la costruzione di un mito, Roma, Carocci, 2021. Dante e altri classici : eredità dantesche nel mondo , a cura di Lorenzo Trovato, Firenze, Le Monnier università-Mondadori Education, 2022 Non-attending students or students who have not reached two-thirds of the attendance must add: Dante's Varied Fortune in Italy and Europe, edited by Floriana Calitti, Sandra Covino, and Enrico Terrinoni, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2023.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 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. teacher profile teaching materials
The course offers a historical-critical survey of the reception of Dante's "Comedy," considered within its interpretative tradition, with the aim of developing students' methodological and historical-critical awareness. Through analysis of the key moments of its reception, from the first fourteenth-century readings to ancient commentaries and contemporary critical approaches, the course explores the ways in which the work has been understood, transformed, and updated over time. It will examine the contributions of medieval commentators, the fluctuations in Dante's reception between Humanism and the Renaissance, the Romantic rediscovery and nineteenth-century critical treatment, and the various twentieth-century and contemporary approaches. Particular attention will be paid to the theoretical presuppositions of these different interpretations, to highlight how criticism contributes to constantly redefining the work's meaning.
Lecture notes (will be an integral part of the exam)
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy (edition of your choice)
A selection of critical passages will be provided during the course and posted on the course Teams channel.
Mutuazione: 20702431 STORIA DELLA CRITICA LETTERARIA ITALIANA L.M. in Italianistica LM-14 MARCOZZI LUCA
Programme
Ideas of Dante. The Reception of the 'Comedy' and Dante Criticism from Its Origins to the Present Day.The course offers a historical-critical survey of the reception of Dante's "Comedy," considered within its interpretative tradition, with the aim of developing students' methodological and historical-critical awareness. Through analysis of the key moments of its reception, from the first fourteenth-century readings to ancient commentaries and contemporary critical approaches, the course explores the ways in which the work has been understood, transformed, and updated over time. It will examine the contributions of medieval commentators, the fluctuations in Dante's reception between Humanism and the Renaissance, the Romantic rediscovery and nineteenth-century critical treatment, and the various twentieth-century and contemporary approaches. Particular attention will be paid to the theoretical presuppositions of these different interpretations, to highlight how criticism contributes to constantly redefining the work's meaning.
Core Documentation
Please note that the exam syllabus consists of both the texts listed in this section and the bibliography indicated in the following section.Lecture notes (will be an integral part of the exam)
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy (edition of your choice)
A selection of critical passages will be provided during the course and posted on the course Teams channel.
Reference Bibliography
Please note that knowledge of the bibliography listed here is an integral part of the exam program, as are the texts indicated in the previous section. Idee di Dante : scrittori e critici,, a cura di Maurizio Fiorilla, Luca Marcozzi, Anna Pegoretti, Roma , «L'Erma» di Bretschneider, 2022. Now Feed Yourself: Anglo-American and Italian Scholarship on Dante, edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Theodore J. Cachey, Jr., and Anna Pegoretti Cambridge, Legenda/Modern Humanities Research Association, 2024 (only contributions in Italian or, at your choice, those in English) Luca Carlo Rossi, L'uovo di Dante: aneddoti per la costruzione di un mito, Roma, Carocci, 2021. Dante e altri classici : eredità dantesche nel mondo , a cura di Lorenzo Trovato, Firenze, Le Monnier università-Mondadori Education, 2022 Non-attending students or students who have not reached two-thirds of the attendance must add: Dante's Varied Fortune in Italy and Europe, edited by Floriana Calitti, Sandra Covino, and Enrico Terrinoni, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2023.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 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.