Acquisition of fundamental and advanced notions about Dante's corpus. Acquisition of stylistic and rhetorical tools useful for the correct reading of medieval poetry. Systematic reading of the Comedy, from a textual and historical-critical point of view. The methodological tools suitable for the correct historical and chronological contextualization of Dante's masterpiece will also be provided.

Reading, paraphrasing, thematic, stylistic, metric and rhetorical analysis of Purgatory. The canticle will be analyzed in the particular key of the author's political thought, which extends to complex and problematic elements with respect to the Florentine "municipal" vision of Hell, towards the formulation of the need for a universal order guaranteed by the Empire. Repeated comparisons are made with other cantos and with other Dante texts.

No

The student will have to show a solid knowledge of all the canti of Purgatory.

- The student is required to develop an adequate ability to read and understand the text (paraphrase) of the Purgatory 

- The student must show an adequate competence in the specific language of literary studies.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lessons

Attendance

Compulsory attendance for students who intend to take the exam as attending students.

Course books

In the examination to the student, in addition to the topics presented in class by the teacher, the analytical knowledge of the following primary and secondary texts will be required:

-Purgatory Commented edition of your choice (we recommend that edited by A.M. Chiavacci Leonardi for Mondadori; any fully commented edition used in high schools can still be useful).

P. Chiesa, A. Tabarroni, Introduzione, in Dante, Monarchia, Roma, Salerno Ed., 2013, pp. XIX-LXXXVI

-G. Ledda, Dante, Il Mulino 2008

-J. Scott, Il mito dell’imperatore negli scritti danteschi, in Dante. Mito e poesia, a cura di M. Picone e T. Crivelli, Firenze, Cesati, 1999, pp. 89-105

-F. Bausi, L’ira buona di Marco Lombardo. Parrlando di libertà nel cuore del Purgatorio, «Rivista di Studi danteschi» XVIII /2 2018, pp. 246-277

Assessment

Oral exam. The attending student is required to report, during the interview, on the topics covered by the teacher during the course. He must also demonstrate that he has read and understood the study texts listed above. All students will be assessed through the following criteria: (1) knowledge of the subject. - (2) ability to reason adequately on the subject of the question. - (3) ability to expose matter with language properties

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Teaching methods Non-attending students are asked to view the on-line program, and to make sure that the required texts are available (by checking the Moodle platform ›blended.uniurb.it). In case of difficulty, you can contact the teacher by e-mail.

Attendance

For non attendig students the attendance is not compulsory

Course books

During the examination the non-attending student will be required to have an analytical knowledge of the texts and essays:

Dante, Purgatorio, Commented edition of your choice (we recommend that edited by A.M. Chiavacci Leonardi for Mondadori; any fully commented edition used in high schools can still be useful).

P. Chiesa, A. Tabarroni, Introduzione, in Dante, Monarchia, Roma, Salerno Ed., 2013

-G. Ledda, Dante,  Il Mulino 2008

-J. Scott, Il mito dell’imperatore negli scritti danteschi, in Dante. Mito e poesia, a cura di M. Picone e T. Crivelli, Firenze, Cesati, 1999, pp. 89-105

-F. Bausi, L’ira buona di Marco Lombardo. Parlando di libertà nel cuore del Purgatorio, «Rivista di Studi danteschi» XVIII /2 2018, pp. 246-277

and in addition

Dante, Monarchia, a cura di M. Pizzica, Rizzoli (Bur), 1988 (but any fully commented edition can still be useful)

U. Carpi,  Il purgatorio dei principi , in Id., L’inferno dei guelfi e i principi del Purgatorio, Milano Franco Angeli,  pp. 215-233.

Assessment

Oral exam.

Non-attending students must demonstrate that they have read and understood the study texts listed above. All students will be assessed through the following criteria: (1) knowledge of the subject. - (2) ability to reason appropriately on the subject of the question. - (3) ability to expose matter with language properties.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.