The course aims to provide basic notions related to the transmission of texts (manuscripts and printed) and to their philological analysis. Several philological methodologies will be illustrated with special attention to the methods of Lachmann and Bédier and how they were applied to some  works of the Italian literature from the origins until the modern age. Some lessons will be devoted to the authorial philology.

The course will be divided into two parts:

1. an overview of some disciplines directly related to philology, such as paleography and codicology; basic notions about the text transmission (manuscripts and printed texts), about the Lachmann' s method (its characteristics and application) and about that of Bédier; notions of authorial philology; 

2. the last part of the course will be devoted to the analysis of some significant case studies of the Italian literature in order to teach the students how a critical edition is produced from the census of the survived testimonies to the establishing of the text and the apparatus.

Students are to show possession of mastery of basic knowledge about the genesis and the functioning of the stemmatic method, with particular reference to the stages of recensio, collatio, eliminatio codicum descriptorum and constitutio textus, including the creation of critical apparatus and eventually of the apparatus of sources.

-Students are to demonstrate understanding of concepts and theories learnt during the course and discuss the main limits of the stemmatic method. They are supposed to know and use alternative methods to produce a critical edition. He/she has to be able to analyse the case-study proposed in class in relation to the problems faced by publishers in connection with the applicability of the stemmatic method.

- Students have to achieve the ability to use knowledge and concepts which allow to procede according to the logic of the discipline. In particular, they also have to become able to analyse and interpretate literary texts under philological basis, to read modern critical editions and be able to produce a new one. Students are also required to know and use the main bibliographical entries 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

Teaching

Classes, exercises, guided tours. The second part of the course will be held in cooperative learning.

Teaching materials (such as slides, lecture notes, tutorials) and specific communications of the teacher can be found within the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Innovative teaching methods

Learning by problem solving

The second part of the course will have a seminar nature, in which teacher will provide a didactic strategy of problem solving on a voluntary basis. Students in small groups will be entrusted with philological analysis of texts and collation materials on which they will have to report orally in class.

Attendance

Before following the lessons it is desirable to have passed the exam of Italian linguistics. The knowledge of the Latin language is highly recommended, although not compulsory. Compulsory attendance for the 80% of the classes hours amount (29 hours).

Course books

In addition to all materials and texts that will be read during classes, for the examination will be required the knowledge of:

1. A. STUSSI, Breve avviamento alla filologia italiana. Quarta edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015, only pp. 89-117 or P. STOPPELLI, Filologia della letteratura italiana. Nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2019, only pp. 17-150.

2. M. BERTE'-M. PETOLETTI, La filologia medievale e umanistica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017, chapter II pp. 45-48, 59-70; chapter III, pp. 77-79, 87-94, 103-123.

3. P. CHIESA, Gli umanisti a caccia dei classici. Poggio e Quintiliano a San Gallo, in ID., La trasmissione dei testi latini. Storia e metodo critico, Roma, Carocci, 2019, pp. 91-98.

4. P. CHIESA, Le tradizioni sovrabbondanti. Strategie di approccio, in La critica del testo. Problemi di metodo ed esperienze di lavoro. Trent'anni dopo, in vista del settecentenario della morte di Dante. Atti del convegno internazionale di Roma 23-26 ottobre 2017, a cura di E. Malato e A. Mazzucchi, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2019, pp. 201-221 [available on Moodle].

Assessment

Oral exam. Since Philology is a technical discipline that requires a specific vocabulary, this choice of an oral exam was made in order to enhance the capability of the individual student in relation to oral skills.

- They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills; the ability to connect the main topics dealt with in the course; the use of an appropriate language with respect to the specific nature of the discipline.

- They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents; a relative critical capacity and connection between the themes dealt with: the use of an appropriate language.

-  They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt with by the student, even if there are some training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.

- They will give rise to negative evaluations: difficulty of orientation of the student with respect to the topics dealt with in the exam texts; training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.

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

Self-directed learning.

Attendance

It is desirable to have passed the exam of Italian linguistics before that of Italian philology. The knowledge of the Latin language is highly recommended, although not compulsory. 

Course books

For the examination will be required the knowledge of: 

1. A. STUSSI, Breve avviamento alla filologia italiana. Quarta edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2015 or P. STOPPELLI, Filologia della letteratura italiana. Nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2019.

2. Glossario, in M. ZACCARELLO, L'edizione critica del testo letterario. Primo corso di filologia italiana, Milano, Mondadori, 2017, pp. 183-211 [available on Blended Learning].

3. M. BERTE'-M. PETOLETTI, La filologia medievale e umanistica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017, chapter II pp. 45-48, 59-70; chapter III, pp. 77-79, 87-94, 103-123.

4. S. BELLOMO, Commedia. 9. Tradizione, in ID., Filologia e critica dantesca, Brescia, La Scuola, 2012, pp. 289-315 [available at Biblioteca San Girolamo].

5. P. CHIESA, Gli umanisti a caccia dei classici. Poggio e Quintiliano a San Gallo, in ID., La trasmissione dei testi latini. Storia e metodo critico, Roma, Carocci, 2019, pp. 91-98.

Assessment

Oral exam. Since Philology is a technical discipline that requires a specific vocabulary, this choice of an oral exam was made in order to enhance the capability of the individual student in relation to oral skills.

- They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills; the ability to connect the main topics dealt with in the course; the use of an appropriate language with respect to the specific nature of the discipline.

- They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents; a relative critical capacity and connection between the themes dealt with: the use of an appropriate language.

-  They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt with by the student, even if there are some training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.

- They will give rise to negative evaluations: difficulty of orientation of the student with respect to the topics dealt with in the exam texts; training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.

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.

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (not mandatory)

- La critica del testo. Problemi di metodo ed esperienze di lavoro. Atti del Convegno di Lecce, 22-26 ottobre 1984, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 1985.

- Storia della Letteratura Italiana diretta da E. Malato, vol. X: La tradizione dei testi, coordinato da C. Ciociola, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2001.

- P. ITALIA-G. RABONI, Che cos'è la filologia d'autore, Roma, Carocci, 2010.

- G. INGLESE, Ecdotica e commento ai testi letterari, in «La Cultura», XLIX, 2011, n. 2, pp. 277-283.

- G. INGLESE, Come si legge un'edizione critica. Elementi di filologia italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2016.

- La Tradizione dei Testi. Atti del Convegno, Cortona, 21-23 settembre 2017, a cura di C. Ciociola e C. Vela, Firenze, Società dei Filologi della Letteratura Italiana, 2018.

- F. BAUSI, La filologia italiana, Bologna, Il Mulino 2022.