Italian Literature
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with a critical knowledge of the main elements of the Italian literary system, from the Origins to the Seventeenth century, following the tradition and development of models, themes, forms.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student must know the fundamental aspects and issues of Italian literature from the Origins to the Seventeenth century, with a proper historic contextualization and specific reference to genres, themes and poetics, authors and works, methods of transmission of texts and their philological problems. Furthermore, the student will have to know the tools (metric elements, rhetoric, style theory and narratology) and the critical methodologies necessary to analyse and interpret the texts.
The student will then have to demonstrate the ability to understand and analyse literary texts (in their thematic and formal aspects), framing them in their respective contexts. Likewise, the student must demonstrate competence in the comprehension and use of literary essays, ability to identify the bibliography and to make use of the main tools of bibliographic resources, as well as the ability to communicate clearly and correctly, both in oral and written presentation, with appropriate use of scientific terminology.
The student will then have to demonstrate the ability to understand and analyse literary texts (in their thematic and formal aspects), framing them in their respective contexts. Likewise, the student must demonstrate competence in the comprehension and use of literary essays, ability to identify the bibliography and to make use of the main tools of bibliographic resources, as well as the ability to communicate clearly and correctly, both in oral and written presentation, with appropriate use of scientific terminology.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
(A-D)
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Course title: Tools and texts of Italian literature (60 hours, 9 credits)
Teaching unit A (20 hours, 3 credits): Italian literature from the thirteenth to the early sixteenth century
Teaching unit B (20 hours, 3 credits): Italian literature from the second half of the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century
Teaching unit C (20 hours, 3 credits): Dante Alighieri, Comedy, Inferno
The course is aimed at students of the Cultural Heritage degree course whose surname begins with A-D.
The teaching program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics: in the first two teaching units (A and B) the history of Italian literature from its Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni will be addressed; the third teaching unit (C) will focus on the commented reading of some songs from Dante's Inferno.
Teaching unit A (20 hours, 3 credits): Italian literature from the thirteenth to the early sixteenth century
Teaching unit B (20 hours, 3 credits): Italian literature from the second half of the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century
Teaching unit C (20 hours, 3 credits): Dante Alighieri, Comedy, Inferno
The course is aimed at students of the Cultural Heritage degree course whose surname begins with A-D.
The teaching program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics: in the first two teaching units (A and B) the history of Italian literature from its Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni will be addressed; the third teaching unit (C) will focus on the commented reading of some songs from Dante's Inferno.
Prerequisites for admission
A good high school preparation is the ideal prerequisite for the course which, however, is also designed to fill any gaps or deficiencies.
Teaching methods
The teaching will be delivered through frontal teaching; the lessons, although not mandatory, are still highly recommended. The teaching of units A and B will focus on the texts present in the anthology.
During the lessons, also thanks to the projection of slides, the fundamental notions for historically placing the currents, authors and works will be highlighted; the main issues of a critical and interpretative nature for each of the topics covered; the basic elements in the transmission and reception of works and texts; the formal aspects of greatest interest in the texts examined. All materials screened will be made available on Ariel.
Non-attending students will have to obtain the materials expressly indicated in this same program or possibly present on Ariel.
During the lessons, also thanks to the projection of slides, the fundamental notions for historically placing the currents, authors and works will be highlighted; the main issues of a critical and interpretative nature for each of the topics covered; the basic elements in the transmission and reception of works and texts; the formal aspects of greatest interest in the texts examined. All materials screened will be made available on Ariel.
Non-attending students will have to obtain the materials expressly indicated in this same program or possibly present on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
Teaching units A and B
Reference text will be Anthology of Italian literature. From the Sicilian Poetic School to Alessandro Manzoni, edited by Gabriele Baldassari and Guglielmo Barucci, Milan, Cortina, 2021. The Anthology consists of sections on the history of Italian literature and anthological parts; both constitute an integral part of the exam, together with the notes and additional materials uploaded to Ariel.
Anyone who feels the need for further information can turn to Italian Literature. Manual for university studies, 2 volumes, Milan, Mondadori University, 2018 (I: From the origins to the mid-sixteenth century and II: From Tasso to the end of the nineteenth century).
Anyone wishing to delve deeper into questions of metrics and rhetoric can consult:
For the metric:
- P. Beltrami, The instruments of poetry, Bologna, il Mulino;
- G. Lavezzi, The numbers of poetry, Rome, Carocci;
- G. Sangirardi-F. De Rosa, Brief guide to Italian metrics, Milan, Sansoni.
For the rhetoric:
- B. Mortara Garavelli, First rhetoric lesson, Rome-Bari, Laterza.
Exam program for attending students
Exam subjects will be all the topics present in the scheduled anthology, in addition to the materials available on Ariel.
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Exam program for non-attending students
Exam subjects will be all the topics present in the scheduled anthology, in addition to the materials available on Ariel.
Teaching unit C
Program for attending and non-attending students
Any annotated edition of the Comedy that contains the full text of all the songs of Hell.
A general knowledge of the entire work (composition, structure, themes, style) is required.
The songs of the poem that will be the specific exam topic will be indicated before the end of the course on Ariel. Any further texts analyzed in class will always be provided on Ariel.
Students will also need to study the following essays:
G. Contini, Dante as a character-poet of the «Commedia», in Id., An idea of Dante. Dante essays, Turin, Einaudi, 1976 (or subsequent eds.), pp. 33-62 [the pdf of the essay will be uploaded to Ariel]
Ch. S. Singleton, Allegory, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 17-35;
Ch. S. Singleton, The two species of allegory, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 115-129.
Non-attending students will also have to study the following essay:
Ch. S. Singleton, Symbolism, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 37-67.
Reference text will be Anthology of Italian literature. From the Sicilian Poetic School to Alessandro Manzoni, edited by Gabriele Baldassari and Guglielmo Barucci, Milan, Cortina, 2021. The Anthology consists of sections on the history of Italian literature and anthological parts; both constitute an integral part of the exam, together with the notes and additional materials uploaded to Ariel.
Anyone who feels the need for further information can turn to Italian Literature. Manual for university studies, 2 volumes, Milan, Mondadori University, 2018 (I: From the origins to the mid-sixteenth century and II: From Tasso to the end of the nineteenth century).
Anyone wishing to delve deeper into questions of metrics and rhetoric can consult:
For the metric:
- P. Beltrami, The instruments of poetry, Bologna, il Mulino;
- G. Lavezzi, The numbers of poetry, Rome, Carocci;
- G. Sangirardi-F. De Rosa, Brief guide to Italian metrics, Milan, Sansoni.
For the rhetoric:
- B. Mortara Garavelli, First rhetoric lesson, Rome-Bari, Laterza.
Exam program for attending students
Exam subjects will be all the topics present in the scheduled anthology, in addition to the materials available on Ariel.
.
Exam program for non-attending students
Exam subjects will be all the topics present in the scheduled anthology, in addition to the materials available on Ariel.
Teaching unit C
Program for attending and non-attending students
Any annotated edition of the Comedy that contains the full text of all the songs of Hell.
A general knowledge of the entire work (composition, structure, themes, style) is required.
The songs of the poem that will be the specific exam topic will be indicated before the end of the course on Ariel. Any further texts analyzed in class will always be provided on Ariel.
Students will also need to study the following essays:
G. Contini, Dante as a character-poet of the «Commedia», in Id., An idea of Dante. Dante essays, Turin, Einaudi, 1976 (or subsequent eds.), pp. 33-62 [the pdf of the essay will be uploaded to Ariel]
Ch. S. Singleton, Allegory, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 17-35;
Ch. S. Singleton, The two species of allegory, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 115-129.
Non-attending students will also have to study the following essay:
Ch. S. Singleton, Symbolism, in Id., The poetry of the Divine Comedy, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021 (original ed. 1978), pp. 37-67.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a preliminary written test on teaching units A and B and an oral test on teaching unit C, aimed at ascertaining the students' knowledge of the scheduled topics.
The written test is held three times (in May, in September, and in November/December 2024) and passing it is a necessary requirement to access the oral exam. The written test, if passed, gives rise to a qualitative judgment (sufficient, fair, good, excellent) which will be considered in the overall final judgement. The results of the written test will be published on Ariel in the dedicated section.
The written test, lasting 90 minutes, is structured in two sections: a battery of six closed-ended questions focused on technical aspects of the discipline (dates, author's production, metrical forms, rhetoric) and four open-ended questions which - in one defined space (max. 10 lines) - require addressing critical questions about authors, works, problems. A fifth open question involves the analysis of a text (with indication of author, work, metric form, rhyme scheme, paraphrase and a brief overview of the author's production).
The oral test consists of a critical discussion on fundamental aspects of the work addressed in teaching unit C. The student will however have to demonstrate full ability to paraphrase the text. The object of the evaluation will be the ability to critically and discursively organize the knowledge derived from the lessons and from the study of the bibliography and the ability to comprehensively and effectively expose problems and issues using the technical language of the discipline.
The final mark will be expressed out of thirty, also considering the evaluation of the written test.
The written test is held three times (in May, in September, and in November/December 2024) and passing it is a necessary requirement to access the oral exam. The written test, if passed, gives rise to a qualitative judgment (sufficient, fair, good, excellent) which will be considered in the overall final judgement. The results of the written test will be published on Ariel in the dedicated section.
The written test, lasting 90 minutes, is structured in two sections: a battery of six closed-ended questions focused on technical aspects of the discipline (dates, author's production, metrical forms, rhetoric) and four open-ended questions which - in one defined space (max. 10 lines) - require addressing critical questions about authors, works, problems. A fifth open question involves the analysis of a text (with indication of author, work, metric form, rhyme scheme, paraphrase and a brief overview of the author's production).
The oral test consists of a critical discussion on fundamental aspects of the work addressed in teaching unit C. The student will however have to demonstrate full ability to paraphrase the text. The object of the evaluation will be the ability to critically and discursively organize the knowledge derived from the lessons and from the study of the bibliography and the ability to comprehensively and effectively expose problems and issues using the technical language of the discipline.
The final mark will be expressed out of thirty, also considering the evaluation of the written test.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
(E-N)
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Tools and texts of Italian literature (60 hours, 9 ECTS)
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Italian literature from XIII to early XVI century
Part B (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Italian literature from late XVI century XIX century
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata" and its artistic fortune
The course is aimed at undergraduate Science of Cultural Property students whose surname begins with E-N.
The teaching program of Parts A and B focuses on the history of Italian literature from Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni; Part C is dedicated to the analysis of Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata" and its artistic fortune.
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Italian literature from XIII to early XVI century
Part B (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Italian literature from late XVI century XIX century
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS): Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata" and its artistic fortune
The course is aimed at undergraduate Science of Cultural Property students whose surname begins with E-N.
The teaching program of Parts A and B focuses on the history of Italian literature from Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni; Part C is dedicated to the analysis of Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata" and its artistic fortune.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites for admission. Nevertheless, a good high-school background is the ideal prerequisite for the course, which, however, is also thought to amend shortcomings.
Teaching methods
The course will be in Italian, through frontal lessons; attendance is not mandatory, though strongly recommended.
Parts A and B will be taught on texts included in the lecture notes. During the lessons, thanks to slide projection, the focus will be on movements, authors and works and their cultural context; on the main critical problems of every topic, through quotations from critical essays and comparisons between different positions; on tradition and reception of works and texts; on their most interesting formal aspects. All the materials will be available on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it).
Non-attending students must use the materials expressly indicated in this program.
Parts A and B will be taught on texts included in the lecture notes. During the lessons, thanks to slide projection, the focus will be on movements, authors and works and their cultural context; on the main critical problems of every topic, through quotations from critical essays and comparisons between different positions; on tradition and reception of works and texts; on their most interesting formal aspects. All the materials will be available on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it).
Non-attending students must use the materials expressly indicated in this program.
Teaching Resources
Parts A and B
Reference text:
- "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", a cura di Gabriele Baldassari e Guglielmo Barucci, Milano, Cortina, 2021.
The volume consists of a part of history of Italian literature and of a section of texts; both of them are to be prepared for the exam, along with notes of the lessons and further material uploaded on Ariel.
Students interested in a deeper knowledge of Italian literature should look at
- Gianfranco Alfano, Paola Italia, Emilio Russo, Franco Tomasi, "Letteratura italiana. Manuale per studi universitari", 2 vols., Milano, Mondadori Università, 2018 (I. Dalle origini a metà Cinquecento; II. Da Tasso a fine Ottocento).
Useful reference tools for metre and poetic forms could be:
- Pietro G. Beltrami, "Gli strumenti della poesia, Bologna", Il Mulino, 2012 [I ed. 1996]
or:
- Giuseppe Sangirardi, Francesco De Rosa, "Breve guida alla metrica italiana", Milano, Sansoni, 2002
Useful reference for rethoric could be:
- Bice Mortara Garavelli, "Prima lezione di retorica", Roma - Bari, Laterza, 2011
Attending Students
The students will be asked to prepare the whole "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site.
Not Attending Students
The students will be asked to prepare the whole "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site.
Part C
Attending Students
Reference text: Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata". Suggested edition:
- Torquato Tasso, "Gerusalemme liberata", a cura di Franco Tomasi, BUR, Milano, 2009.
Students are asked to prove an overall knowledge of the work (writing, structure, models, themes, style).
Poem's cantos and parts required for the examination will be indicated on Ariel site before the end of the course.
More texts to be discussed in the class will be available on Ariel.
Furthermore, students are required to study:
- Sergio Zatti, "L'uniforme cristiano e il multiforme pagano", in Id., "L'uniforme cristiano e il multiforme pagano. Saggio sulla Gerusalemme liberata", Milano, Il Saggiatore, 1983, pp. 9-44.
[the essay is also available in English translation in Sergio Zatti, "The quest for epic: from Ariosto to Tasso", edited by Dennis Looney, Toronto - Buffalo - London, University of Toronto Press, 2006, pp. 135-159]
- Arnaldo Di Benedetto, "Lo Sguardo di Armida (un'icona della «Gerusalemme Liberata»)", in «Lettere italiane», LIII (2001), pp. 39-48
- Fabrizio Scrivano, "La poetica di Torquato Tasso trasfigurata nelle arti barocche, nella prospettiva critica e storiografica di Giulio Carlo Argan", in "Letteratura&Arte", 13 (2015), online: ‹https://research.unipg.it/retrieve/e3aa2011-001d-ebae-e053-6605fe0a5b79/SCRIVANO_Il%20Seicento%20di%20Argan%20x%20Letteratura%20e%20arte_pre-print.pdf›
Not Attending Students
Not attending students, in addition to the references above for attending students, will study:
- Emilio Russo, "Guida alla lettura della Gerusalemme liberata", Bari - Roma, Laterza, 2014.
Reference text:
- "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", a cura di Gabriele Baldassari e Guglielmo Barucci, Milano, Cortina, 2021.
The volume consists of a part of history of Italian literature and of a section of texts; both of them are to be prepared for the exam, along with notes of the lessons and further material uploaded on Ariel.
Students interested in a deeper knowledge of Italian literature should look at
- Gianfranco Alfano, Paola Italia, Emilio Russo, Franco Tomasi, "Letteratura italiana. Manuale per studi universitari", 2 vols., Milano, Mondadori Università, 2018 (I. Dalle origini a metà Cinquecento; II. Da Tasso a fine Ottocento).
Useful reference tools for metre and poetic forms could be:
- Pietro G. Beltrami, "Gli strumenti della poesia, Bologna", Il Mulino, 2012 [I ed. 1996]
or:
- Giuseppe Sangirardi, Francesco De Rosa, "Breve guida alla metrica italiana", Milano, Sansoni, 2002
Useful reference for rethoric could be:
- Bice Mortara Garavelli, "Prima lezione di retorica", Roma - Bari, Laterza, 2011
Attending Students
The students will be asked to prepare the whole "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site.
Not Attending Students
The students will be asked to prepare the whole "Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni", in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site.
Part C
Attending Students
Reference text: Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata". Suggested edition:
- Torquato Tasso, "Gerusalemme liberata", a cura di Franco Tomasi, BUR, Milano, 2009.
Students are asked to prove an overall knowledge of the work (writing, structure, models, themes, style).
Poem's cantos and parts required for the examination will be indicated on Ariel site before the end of the course.
More texts to be discussed in the class will be available on Ariel.
Furthermore, students are required to study:
- Sergio Zatti, "L'uniforme cristiano e il multiforme pagano", in Id., "L'uniforme cristiano e il multiforme pagano. Saggio sulla Gerusalemme liberata", Milano, Il Saggiatore, 1983, pp. 9-44.
[the essay is also available in English translation in Sergio Zatti, "The quest for epic: from Ariosto to Tasso", edited by Dennis Looney, Toronto - Buffalo - London, University of Toronto Press, 2006, pp. 135-159]
- Arnaldo Di Benedetto, "Lo Sguardo di Armida (un'icona della «Gerusalemme Liberata»)", in «Lettere italiane», LIII (2001), pp. 39-48
- Fabrizio Scrivano, "La poetica di Torquato Tasso trasfigurata nelle arti barocche, nella prospettiva critica e storiografica di Giulio Carlo Argan", in "Letteratura&Arte", 13 (2015), online: ‹https://research.unipg.it/retrieve/e3aa2011-001d-ebae-e053-6605fe0a5b79/SCRIVANO_Il%20Seicento%20di%20Argan%20x%20Letteratura%20e%20arte_pre-print.pdf›
Not Attending Students
Not attending students, in addition to the references above for attending students, will study:
- Emilio Russo, "Guida alla lettura della Gerusalemme liberata", Bari - Roma, Laterza, 2014.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a preliminary written test on the parts A and B and an oral test on the part C; both are aimed at ascertaining students' knowledge of the bibliography.
The written test will be held three times a year (on May, on September, on November/December 2023); passing the written test is prerequisite for the oral examination. Written tests will be graded sufficient, discreet, good, excellent and will be considered in the final overall grade. Grades of the written test will be published in Ariel in the dedicated section.
The written test (90 minutes) counts of two sections: 6 closed-ended questions on technical aspects (chronology, works, metre, rhetoric) and 4 short open questions (max 10 lines) on authors, themes, and works. A fifth question is the analysis of a text: the student will be required to define author, work, genre, metrics, rhyme scheme, and to provide a paraphrasis and a short cultural and stylistical framework.
The analysis will concerne one of the following texts (or part of texts), provided in the Anthology:
- Jacopo da Lentini, Amor è uno desio che ven da core
- Guido Guinizelli, Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore (stanzas I e IV)
- Guido Cavalcanti, Chi è questa che vèn, ch'ogn'om la mira
- Cino da Pistoia, Poscia che saziar non posso li occhi miei
- Dante Alighieri, Guido, i' vorrei che tu e Lapo ed io
- Dante Alighieri, Così nel mio parlar voglio esser aspro (stanzas I e V)
- Dante Alighieri, Vita nova, XIX Donne ch'avete intelletto d'amore (stanzas I e II)
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 1, Voi ch'ascoltate in rime sparse il suono
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 90, Erano i capei d'oro a l'aura sparsi
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 272, La vita fugge e non s'arresta una hora
- Luigi Pulci, Morgante, XVIII 115-120
- Pietro Bembo, Crin d'oro crespo
- Giovanni della Casa, Questa vita mortal
- Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando furioso, XXIV 1-3
- Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata, I 1-5
- Giambattista Marino, Adone, III 156-158
- Ugo Foscolo, Né più mai toccherò le sacre sponde
- Ugo Foscolo, Dei sepolcri, vv. 137-150
- Giacomo Leopardi, A se stesso
- Giacomo Leopardi, Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia, vv. 133-143
Passing the written test on parts A and B is a necessary condition for completing the examination.
The oral test consists of a critical discussion on the main issues of the work studied in part C. The student will have, at request, to prove his ability to paraphrase the text. The student will be required to prove his ability to develop a critical and organized exposition of the informations and compétences acquired through the classes and the bibliography, with a proper terminology
The final grade will be expressed in the 30 grade point system, and it will take into consideration the grade of the written test.
Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor via email in office hours for further information on the exam.
Examination methods for students with disabilities or SLD must be defined with the teacher in agreement with the University Disability and SLD Services. It is recommended to respect the indications of the "Documento personalizzato".
Master's degree students wishing to take the exam must contact the teacher to agree on a specific programme.
The written test will be held three times a year (on May, on September, on November/December 2023); passing the written test is prerequisite for the oral examination. Written tests will be graded sufficient, discreet, good, excellent and will be considered in the final overall grade. Grades of the written test will be published in Ariel in the dedicated section.
The written test (90 minutes) counts of two sections: 6 closed-ended questions on technical aspects (chronology, works, metre, rhetoric) and 4 short open questions (max 10 lines) on authors, themes, and works. A fifth question is the analysis of a text: the student will be required to define author, work, genre, metrics, rhyme scheme, and to provide a paraphrasis and a short cultural and stylistical framework.
The analysis will concerne one of the following texts (or part of texts), provided in the Anthology:
- Jacopo da Lentini, Amor è uno desio che ven da core
- Guido Guinizelli, Al cor gentil rempaira sempre amore (stanzas I e IV)
- Guido Cavalcanti, Chi è questa che vèn, ch'ogn'om la mira
- Cino da Pistoia, Poscia che saziar non posso li occhi miei
- Dante Alighieri, Guido, i' vorrei che tu e Lapo ed io
- Dante Alighieri, Così nel mio parlar voglio esser aspro (stanzas I e V)
- Dante Alighieri, Vita nova, XIX Donne ch'avete intelletto d'amore (stanzas I e II)
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 1, Voi ch'ascoltate in rime sparse il suono
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 90, Erano i capei d'oro a l'aura sparsi
- Francesco Petrarca, Rvf 272, La vita fugge e non s'arresta una hora
- Luigi Pulci, Morgante, XVIII 115-120
- Pietro Bembo, Crin d'oro crespo
- Giovanni della Casa, Questa vita mortal
- Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando furioso, XXIV 1-3
- Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata, I 1-5
- Giambattista Marino, Adone, III 156-158
- Ugo Foscolo, Né più mai toccherò le sacre sponde
- Ugo Foscolo, Dei sepolcri, vv. 137-150
- Giacomo Leopardi, A se stesso
- Giacomo Leopardi, Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia, vv. 133-143
Passing the written test on parts A and B is a necessary condition for completing the examination.
The oral test consists of a critical discussion on the main issues of the work studied in part C. The student will have, at request, to prove his ability to paraphrase the text. The student will be required to prove his ability to develop a critical and organized exposition of the informations and compétences acquired through the classes and the bibliography, with a proper terminology
The final grade will be expressed in the 30 grade point system, and it will take into consideration the grade of the written test.
Erasmus students are invited to contact the professor via email in office hours for further information on the exam.
Examination methods for students with disabilities or SLD must be defined with the teacher in agreement with the University Disability and SLD Services. It is recommended to respect the indications of the "Documento personalizzato".
Master's degree students wishing to take the exam must contact the teacher to agree on a specific programme.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
(O-Z)
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Tools and texts of Italian literature (60 hours, 9 cfu)
Teaching unit A (20 hours, 3 cfu): Italian literature from XIII to early XVI century
Teaching unit B (20 hours, 3 cfu): Italian literature from late XVI century XIX century
Teaching unit C (20 hours, 3 cfu): Giacomo Leopardi's Operette morali
The course is aimed at undergraduate Science of Cultural Property students whose surname begins with O-Z-
The teaching program of units A and B focuses on the history of Italian literature from Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni; teaching unit C is dedicated to the masterpiece of Leopardi's prosa.
Teaching unit A (20 hours, 3 cfu): Italian literature from XIII to early XVI century
Teaching unit B (20 hours, 3 cfu): Italian literature from late XVI century XIX century
Teaching unit C (20 hours, 3 cfu): Giacomo Leopardi's Operette morali
The course is aimed at undergraduate Science of Cultural Property students whose surname begins with O-Z-
The teaching program of units A and B focuses on the history of Italian literature from Origins to Leopardi and Manzoni; teaching unit C is dedicated to the masterpiece of Leopardi's prosa.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites for admission. Nevertheless, a good high-school background is the ideal prerequisite for the course, which, however, is also thought to amend shortcomings.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught, in Italian, through frontal lessons; attendance is not mandatory, though strongly recommended.
Teaching units A and B will be taught on texts included in the lecture notes. During the lessons, thanks to slide projection, the focus will be on movements, authors and works and their cultural context; on the main critical problems of every topic, through quotations from critical essays and comparisons between different positions; on tradition and reception of works and texts; on their most interesting formal aspects. All the materials will be available on myAriel.
Non-attending students must use the materials expressly indicated in this program.
Teaching units A and B will be taught on texts included in the lecture notes. During the lessons, thanks to slide projection, the focus will be on movements, authors and works and their cultural context; on the main critical problems of every topic, through quotations from critical essays and comparisons between different positions; on tradition and reception of works and texts; on their most interesting formal aspects. All the materials will be available on myAriel.
Non-attending students must use the materials expressly indicated in this program.
Teaching Resources
Teaching units A and B
Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, a cura di Gabriele Baldassari e Guglielmo Barucci, Milano, Cortina, 2021. The volume consists of a part of history of Italian literature and of a section of texts; both of them are to be prepared for the exam, along with notes of the lessons and further material uploaded on Ariel.
Students interested in a deeper knowledge of Italian literature should look at Letteratura italiana. Manuale per studi universitari, 2 volumi, Milano, Mondadori Università, 2018 (I: Dalle origini a metà Cinquecento e II: Da Tasso a fine Ottocento).
Useful reference tools could be:
a) for metre and poetic forms:
- P. Beltrami, Gli strumenti della poesia, Bologna, il Mulino;
- G. Lavezzi, I numeri della poesia, Roma, Carocci;
- G. Sangirardi-F. De Rosa, Breve guida alla metrica italiana, Milano, Sansoni.
b) for rethoric:
- B. Mortara Garavelli, Prima lezione di retorica, Roma-Bari, Laterza.
*Attending Students*
The students will be asked to prepare the whole Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site
*Not Attending Students*
The students will be asked to prepare the whole Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site
Teaching unit C
*Attending Students*
Edition Suggested
Giacomo Leopardi, Operette morali, a cura di Laura Melosi, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008 e successive
The Operette to be studied will be defined at the end of the class through a file uploaded on myAriel.
Bibliography:
Students are required to study:
- paratexts to the Operette to be prepared for the exam;
- Francesco Paolo Botti, Le Operette morali e il tragico moderno, in Scritti su Leopardi, Roma, Salerno ed., 2021, pp. 30-63;
- Giuseppe Sangirardi, La preistoria delle "Operette" tra Luciano e Monti in Il libro dell'esperienza e il libro della sventura. Forme della mitografia filosofica nelle "Operette morali", Roma, Bulzoni, 2000, pp. 25-51.
*Not Attending Students*
Not attending students, in addition to the program above for attending students, will have to study:
Edition Suggested
Giacomo Leopardi, Operette morali, a cura di Laura Melosi, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008 e successive
Bibliography:
Not attending students, in addition to the programm above for attending students, will have to study:
- the chapter on the Operette moraly of a good high school handbook;
- Laura Melosi, La dolcezza ed eccellenza degli stili. Sulle Operette morali di Leopardi, Macerata, Eum, 2020, p. 33-45
Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, a cura di Gabriele Baldassari e Guglielmo Barucci, Milano, Cortina, 2021. The volume consists of a part of history of Italian literature and of a section of texts; both of them are to be prepared for the exam, along with notes of the lessons and further material uploaded on Ariel.
Students interested in a deeper knowledge of Italian literature should look at Letteratura italiana. Manuale per studi universitari, 2 volumi, Milano, Mondadori Università, 2018 (I: Dalle origini a metà Cinquecento e II: Da Tasso a fine Ottocento).
Useful reference tools could be:
a) for metre and poetic forms:
- P. Beltrami, Gli strumenti della poesia, Bologna, il Mulino;
- G. Lavezzi, I numeri della poesia, Roma, Carocci;
- G. Sangirardi-F. De Rosa, Breve guida alla metrica italiana, Milano, Sansoni.
b) for rethoric:
- B. Mortara Garavelli, Prima lezione di retorica, Roma-Bari, Laterza.
*Attending Students*
The students will be asked to prepare the whole Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site
*Not Attending Students*
The students will be asked to prepare the whole Antologia della letteratura italiana. Dalla Scuola poetica siciliana a Alessandro Manzoni, in addition to the materials uploaded on Ariel site
Teaching unit C
*Attending Students*
Edition Suggested
Giacomo Leopardi, Operette morali, a cura di Laura Melosi, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008 e successive
The Operette to be studied will be defined at the end of the class through a file uploaded on myAriel.
Bibliography:
Students are required to study:
- paratexts to the Operette to be prepared for the exam;
- Francesco Paolo Botti, Le Operette morali e il tragico moderno, in Scritti su Leopardi, Roma, Salerno ed., 2021, pp. 30-63;
- Giuseppe Sangirardi, La preistoria delle "Operette" tra Luciano e Monti in Il libro dell'esperienza e il libro della sventura. Forme della mitografia filosofica nelle "Operette morali", Roma, Bulzoni, 2000, pp. 25-51.
*Not Attending Students*
Not attending students, in addition to the program above for attending students, will have to study:
Edition Suggested
Giacomo Leopardi, Operette morali, a cura di Laura Melosi, Milano, Rizzoli, 2008 e successive
Bibliography:
Not attending students, in addition to the programm above for attending students, will have to study:
- the chapter on the Operette moraly of a good high school handbook;
- Laura Melosi, La dolcezza ed eccellenza degli stili. Sulle Operette morali di Leopardi, Macerata, Eum, 2020, p. 33-45
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists of a preliminary written test on the teaching units A and B and an oral test on the teaching unit C; both are aimed at ascertaining students' knowledge of the bibliography.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
Office hours: wednesday 15.00-18.00, by appointment only. Nevertheless, due to multiple administrative tasks, appointments could be given in other days.
Department of Literary Studies, Philology and Linguistics; sector Modern Philology, 1st floor, via Francesco Sforza
Reception:
wednesady 15:00-18:00, by appointment by e-mail
First floor of Dipartimento di Studi letterari, filologici e linguistici (via Festa del Perdono, 7)