German Literature of the Early and High Middle Ages

The course aims to: - introduce students to the use of basic tools for linguistic and philological study of texts in Ancient and Middle High German; - introduce students to emblematic works of different genres of Medieval German literature; - introduce students to reading, translating and analyzing parts of one of the most important works of the German Middle Ages.

Knowledge: - to know the key stages of the literary and cultural evolution of German Middle Ages - to know key literary genres, the main authors and works of the Medieval German literature; Skills: - to be able to read, analyze critically and understand the original texts read in class and to elaborate on their literary and cultural value.