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, especially of the political canti of alla three canticles from a textual and historical-critical point of view. Reading of the Monarchy with particular attention to the third book. The methodological tools suitable for the correct historical and chronological contextualization of Dante's masterpiece will also be provided.

Reading, paraphrase, thematic, stylistic, metric and rhetorical analysis of the political cntoss of all three books. They will be analyzed in the particular key of the author's ideology, 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. Complete reading of the Third Book of the Monarchy Repeated comparisons are established with other Dante texts.

the cantos under consideration will be

Inferno: VI, X, XV, XVI, XIX, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVIII, XXIX

Purgatorio: III, VI, VII, XIV, XVI, XX, XXIII, XXIX, XXII, XXXIII

Paradiso: VI, VIII, IX, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXIV, XXV

No

-The student will have to show a solid knowledge of 30 canti chosen from Hell, Purgatory, Heaven, and solid knowledge of the Monarchy, especially the third book -

-The student is required to mature an adequate reading and understanding of the text (paraphrase) and contextualization of the canti in question and of the Monarchy 

-The student must show 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

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:

Comedy, Commented edition of your choice (we recommend the one edited by A.M. Chiavacci Leonardi for Mondadori; any fully commented edition used in high schools may still be useful).

-Monarchia, edited by D. Quaglioni, Milan, Mondadori, 2015 (but any commented edition can be fine)

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

-E. Fenzi, Dante ghibellino, Naples, La scuola di Pitagora, 2019

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.

Those tests that demonstrate the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills, the ability to navigate with mastery within the topics covered in class, establishing links between texts and themes and the ability to use precisely the specific lexicon of the discipline.

Those tests that demonstrate the possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents, a discreet critical capacity and connection between the main topics treated in class with the use of a language suitable for the discipline will be evaluated as 'fair'.

Those tests that demonstrate the achievement of a minimum level of knowledge relating to the fundamentals of the discipline, and the use of a language that is not entirely inadequate, will be evaluated as 'sufficient'.

Those tests that reveal difficulties in orientation with respect to the topics addressed in class, serious training gaps with respect to the topics covered during the course, and the improper use of the lexicon of the discipline 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

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:

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

Dante, Monarchia, a c. di D. Quaglioni, Milano, Mondadori, 2015 (but any commented edition can be fine)

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

-G. Ledda, Dante, Il Mulino 2008

- E. Fenzi, Dante ghibellino, Napoli, La scuola di Pitagora 2019

In aggiunta

E. Fenzi, Ancora sulla data della Monarchia, in Per beneficio e concordia di studio, a cura di A. Mazzucchi, Cittadella, Bertoncello, 2015

E. Fenzi, Tra religione epolitica: Dante il mal di Francia e le "sacrate ossa" dell'esecrato san Luigi, in «Studi Danteschi» LXIX, 2004, pp. 23-117

-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

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.

Those tests that demonstrate the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills, the ability to orient themselves within the topics under study, establishing links between texts and themes and the ability to use in a timely manner will be evaluated as 'excellent' the specific lexicon of the discipline.

Those tests that demonstrate the possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents, a good critical capacity and a good capacity for connection between the main topics covered in class with the use of a language suitable for the discipline will be evaluated as 'fair'.

Those tests that demonstrate the achievement of a minimum level of knowledge relating to the fundamentals of the discipline, and the use of a language that is not entirely inadequate, will be evaluated as 'sufficient'. Those tests that reveal difficulties in orientation with respect to the teams in question, serious training gaps with respect to the topics covered during the course, and the improper use of the vocabulary of the discipline 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.