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 texts in their historical and cultural context. Notions of periodization and decoding of literary genres. We will also provide the methodological tools suitable for the correct historical and chronological contextualization of the texts addressed. The textual tradition of the writings in question will be identified.

The program focuses on travel literature between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Petrarca = Some epistles will be examined in which the author tries his hand at describing places near and far, and the Itinerarium Syriacum, in which the author traces an ideal journey by sea from Liguria to the Holy Land. Texts: Familiares. I, 5; Fam. II, 12; Fam. V, 4.

Enea Silvio Piccolomini = Some places in the Commentaries will be examined, in which Pius II tells of his numerous travels and describes places and cities.

Poggio Bracciolini = We will read the famous letter 'de Balneis' to Niccolò Niccoli dated 18 May 1416.

Some introductory lessons will be held in which the fundamental and general notions will be explained to define the peculiarities of the discipline

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knowledge and understanding: a solid knowledge and understanding of the texts in the program in relation to historical cultural contexts and to philological and linguistic problems. Solid knowledge of the textual tradition

applied knowledge and understanding: decoding of the Latin text

autonomy of judgment: knowing how to critically reflect on the texts in question; knowing how to question commonplaces around their exegesis and determine whether or not they have scientific validity.

communication skills: mastery of the expressive means of literary disciplines and critical understanding of the indicated secondary literature

ability to learn: development of technical knowledge and formal reasoning skills necessary to (i) undertake the literary analysis of written texts in a critical and independent manner; (ii) develop the capacity for contextualization and chronology of the literary texts in question (iii )identify which themes will have lasting literary fortune

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

In order to take the exam as an attending student, attendance at lessons is compulsory for at least 80% of the total number of hours, i.e. 29 hours out of the total of 36.

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

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

Petrarca, Familiares  (partial blended materials)

Petrarca, Guida al viaggio da Genova alla Terra Santa, a cura di U. Dotti, Milano, Feltrinelli  (any annotated edition can be used)

Enea Silvio Piccolomini, Comentari, a cura di Luigi Totaro, Milano, Adelphi, 1984 (partial blended materials)

Poggio Bracciolini,  Lettera de Balneis in Lettere a Nicolò Niccoli, a cura di H. Harth, Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento. Studi e Testi, Firenze, 1984 (partial blended materials)

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 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, 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

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

Petrarca, Familiares  (partial blended materials)

Petrarca, Guida al viaggio da Genova alla Terra Santa, a cura di U. Dotti, Milano, Feltrinelli  (any annotated edition can be used)

Enea Silvio Piccolomini, Comentari, a cura di Luigi Totaro, Milano, Adelphi, 1984 (partial blended materials)

Poggio Bracciolini,  Lettera de Balneis in Lettere a Nicolò Niccoli, a cura di H. Harth, Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento. Studi e Testi, Firenze, 1984 (partial blended materials)

In addition

E. Garin, Ritratti di umanisti, Milano, Bompiani, 1961, pp. 9-39

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 the specific lexicon of the discipline will be evaluated as 'excellent'

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 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.