Advanced historical-critical notions around the area of medieval and Renaissance studies and relevant literature. Methodological notions applied to the reading of medieval and Renaissance texts and to the interpretative and philological problems connected to them. Monographic framing of the tradition and fortune of Middle-Latin and vulgar texts around the imaginary of the Christian afterlife.

The humanistic reflection of Petrarch and Boccaccio on the Hereafter in the classical tradition - Medieval literature on the Hereafter - The Tractatus Purgatorii S. Patricii and its vulgarizations - The Navigatio of S. Brandano and its vulgarizations - Relapses in chivalric literature - examples by Andrea da Barberino, Pulci, Folengo, Ariosto - The visio in medieval literature: Andrea Cappellano, De amore - Boccaccio, Dec. III 8; V 8; VII 10 - The Fioretti di San Francesco, XXVI

- The student will have to show the possession and mastery of basic knowledge related to ancient Italian literature, with particular reference to its elements of literary geography, periodization, literary and poetic genres.

- The student must show an understanding of the concepts and contents of the course; he will also provide examples of reading texts, showing adequate analytical skills and the ability to connect specific analyzes to the general historical framework.

- The student must show an adequate competence in the specific language of literary studies, so as to allow reasoning according to the instruments of the discipline.

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

In addition to the lectures given by the lecturer, there will be lectures by guest lecturers, historical-critical and literary, around subjects related to the course or parallel to and complementary to the course subject.

Teaching

Frontal lessons. Students may be required to take readings during the course in order to be able to attend some lessons with due preparation.

Attendance

Compulsory attendance for attending students.

Course books

Teaching materials will be made available to attending students at the beginning of the course. The booklet, which includes texts related to the topics of the lessons, is to all intents and purposes a subject for examination for attending students. During the exam, in addition to the topics presented by the teacher, attending students must prepare the following texts (some of which are included in the aforementioned handout):

Tractatus de Purgatorio sancti patricii, (selection) - Andrea Cappellano, De amore I - Boccaccio, Decameron = III 8 - V 8 - VII 10 Fioretti di San Francesco, XXVI - PUlci, Morgante, II - Folengo, Baldus, c. XXI - Ariosto, Orlando furioso, cc. XXXIII-XXXIV

Secondary bibliography J. Le Goff, The time of Purgatory (III-XIII centuries), in Id., The medieval imaginary, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 1998, pp. 99-116. - C. Segre, Out of the world. Models in madness and in the images of the afterlife, Turin, Einaudi, 1990. Chapters 2, 3, 4, pp. 11-66.

Assessment

Oral exam. The aim is to enhance the oral argumentative skills of individual students in relation to a discipline that requires the possession of a specific vocabulary. During the test, the attending student is required to report, during the interview, on the topics covered by the study texts, which must demonstrate that they have read and understood every textual and critical aspect. Students will be assessed using the following criteria: (1) subject knowledge. - (2) ability to reason appropriately on the subject matter of the application. - (3) ability to expose matter with language properties. Those tests that demonstrate the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills will be evaluated as "excellent"; the ability to orient oneself with certain mastery of the subject within the main topics covered in class, also establishing, if necessary, links; the ability to use the technical vocabulary of the discipline in a safe and accurate way. Those tests which demonstrate the student's possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents will be evaluated as "fair"; a minimum critical ability and connection between the main themes with the use of the language and the technical lexicon of the discipline. Those tests that demonstrate the achievement by the student of a minimum amount of knowledge regarding the fundamentals of the discipline, even in the presence of some training gaps, as well as the use of a language that is not entirely appropriate will be evaluated as "sufficient". Those tests that highlight difficulties in orientation of the student with respect to the topics addressed in the exam texts, serious training gaps with respect to the founding principles of the discipline and the non-use or improper use of the specific vocabulary will be evaluated negatively.

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

The non-attending student must strictly adhere to the program indicated online, preparing all the texts.

Attendance

For non-attending students the attendance is not compulsory. 

Course books

Teaching materials will be made available to non-attending students at the beginning of the course. The booklet, which includes texts related to the topics of the lessons, is to all intents and purposes a subject for examination. In addition to the topics presented by the teacher, non-attending students must prepare the following texts (some of which are included in the aforementioned handout):

Dante, Inferno, cantos I-XI

Tractatus de Purgatorio sancti patricii, (selection) - Andrea Cappellano, De amore I - Boccaccio, Decameron = III 8 - V 8 - VII 10 Fioretti di San Francesco, XXVI - PUlci, Morgante, II - Folengo, Baldus, c. XXI - Ariosto, Orlando furioso, cc. XXXIII-XXXIV

Secondary bibliography J. Le Goff, The time of Purgatory (III-XIII centuries), in Id., The medieval imaginary, Rome-Bari, Laterza, 1998, pp. 99-116. - C. Segre, Out of the world. Models in madness and in the images of the afterlife, Turin, Einaudi, 1990. Chapters 2, 3, 4, pp. 11-66.

Assessment

Oral exam. The aim is to enhance the oral argumentative skills of individual students in relation to a discipline that requires the possession of a specific vocabulary. During the test, the attending student is required to report, during the interview, on the topics covered by the study texts, which must demonstrate that they have read and understood every textual and critical aspect. Students will be assessed using the following criteria: (1) subject knowledge. - (2) ability to reason appropriately on the subject matter of the application. - (3) ability to expose matter with language properties. Those tests that demonstrate the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills will be evaluated as "excellent"; the ability to orient oneself with certain mastery of the subject within the main topics covered in class, also establishing, if necessary, links; the ability to use the technical vocabulary of the discipline in a safe and accurate way. Those tests which demonstrate the student's possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents will be evaluated as "fair"; a minimum critical ability and connection between the main themes with the use of the language and the technical lexicon of the discipline. Those tests that demonstrate the achievement by the student of a minimum amount of knowledge regarding the fundamentals of the discipline, even in the presence of some training gaps, as well as the use of a language that is not entirely appropriate will be evaluated as "sufficient". Those tests that highlight difficulties in orientation of the student with respect to the topics addressed in the exam texts, serious training gaps with respect to the founding principles of the discipline and the non-use or improper use of the specific vocabulary will be evaluated negatively.

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.