Acquisition of fundamental notions of medieval and humanistic philology. Acquisition of stylistic and rhetorical tools useful for reading medieval and humanistic texts. Systematic reading and understanding of the texts in their historical and cultural cases. Notions of periodization and decoding of literary genres. The methodological tools suitable for the correct historical and chronological contextualization of the texts will also be provided. We will identify the tradition of the texts 

The program focuses on the great protagonists of the so-called proto-humanism, You will explore the concepts of rebirth of the ancient, the recovery of the classical Latin language, the recovery and practice of classical literary genres in the late middle ages. In particular, The De casibus virorum illustrium by Giovanni Boccaccio and the De via solitaria by Francesco Petrarca will be analyzed through an anthological reading of passages in original Latin accompanied by an extended reading in translation and historical-critical comments. Among the topics a particular space will be dedicated to expressionistic rhetoric and enargheia. You will study the tradition of the texts and the fortune of these texts. Photocopies or power points will be provided to students during lessons.

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-The student must show a solid knowledge of the texts in the program in relation to the historical and cultural contexts and to the philological and linguistic problems - The student is required to mature an adequate reading and comprehension of the text and the contextualization ability - The student must show adequate competence in the specific language of literary studies. -The student must show adequate competence of the textual tradition

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:

M.  Berté-M. Petoletti, La filologia medievale e umanistica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017

V. Zaccaria, Boccaccio narratore, storico, moralista e mitografo, Firenze, Olschki, 2001-Partial blended materials

S. Rizzo, Il latino di Petrarca e il latino dell'Umanesimo, in Quaderni Petrarcheschi IX-X, 1992-1993 Partial blended materials

Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium, a cura di P. G. Ricci e V. Zaccaria, Milano, Mondadori, 1983, Partial blended materials

Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium, a cura di P. G. Ricci e V. Zaccaria, Milano, Mondadori, 1983-materiali parziali in blended

F. Petrarca, De vita solitaria, a c. di M. Noce, Milano Mondadori, 1999

I. Tufano, Il ritratto dell'occupatus nel De vita solitaria di Petrarca, in 'Rassegna europea della letteratura italiana' 22 , 2003, pp. 37-52 (in blended)

R. Gigliucci, Evidenza e orrore nel De casibus di Boccaccio, in Le parole 'giudiziose'. Indagini sul lessico umanistico-rinascimentale, ed. R. Alhaique et alii, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008, pp. 31-59 (in blended)

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:

M.  Berté-M. Petoletti, La filologia medievale e umanistica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017

V. Zaccaria, Boccaccio narratore, storico, moralista e mitografo, Firenze, Olschki, 2001, Partial blended materials

S. Rizzo, Il latino di Petrarca e il latino dell'Umanesimo, in Quaderni Petrarcheschi IX-X, 1992-1993 Partia blended materials

Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium, a cura di P. G. Ricci e V. Zaccaria, Milano, Mondadori, 1983, Partial blended materials

Boccaccio, De casibus virorum illustrium, a cura di P. G. Ricci e V. Zaccaria, Milano, Mondadori, 1983-materiali parziali in blended

F. Petrarca, De vita solitaria, a c. di M. Noce, Milano Mondadori, 1999

I. Tufano, Il ritratto dell'occupatus nel De vita solitaria di Petrarca, in 'Rassegna europea della letteratura italiana' 22 , 2003, pp. 37-52 (in blended)R.

Gigliucci, Evidenza e orrore nel De casibus di Boccaccio, in Le parole 'giudiziose'. Indagini sul lessico umanistico-rinascimentale, a cura di R. Alhaique et alii, Roma, Bulzoni, 2008, pp. 31-59 (in blended)

in addition

E. Fenzi, Etica estetica e politica del cibo in Petrarca, 'Quaderns d'Italià' 11 2006, pp. 65-95 (in blended)

E. Fenzi, Petrarca, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008

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 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.