The course aims to study the "origins" of "European Literature" in the Iberian, French and Italian areas, identifying some particular themes that have had a fortunate circulation also in the following centuries, up to the contemporary age.

Contents:

Philology in relation to the problem of the "false" and the "European" paradigm of literature.

 Analysis of the literary genres epic, lyric and novel in the Middle Ages through a specific theme (melancholy, madness and the experience of pain in artistic creation).

Objectives (Dublin descriptors):

Students have to demonstrate a knowledge in historical and comparative perspectives of the cultural and literary structure of France, Spain and Italy in the passage from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, to the Modern Age.

Students are required to be able to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in new or unfamiliar environments, within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.

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 made available by the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lectures and seminars.

Innovative teaching methods

Students will be provided with bibliographical materials - found together in the libraries of the University or online - to complete the frontal lessons and to start the participants on a written draft of a thesis or a lesson proposed by them.

Course books

Texts: attending students are expected to read and understand the recommended bibliography uploaded to Moodle by the Professor.

Otherwise, to obtain a French, Spanish or English bibliography please contact the professor during office hours. 

Assessment

Written or verbal examination in Italian.

Verbal examination in a foreign language (French, Spanish or English).

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.

Course books

Students who are unable to attend will supplement their basic education by using the text by P. Beltrami, La filologia romanza, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017, while they will delve into a specific area with the text by A. Punzi, All'ombra di Lancillotto, Milan, Carocci, 2022. Furthermore, we recommend reading E. Borgna, Di armonia risuona e di follia, Milan, Feltrinelli, 2012.

Otherwise, to obtain a French, Spanish or English bibliography please contact the professor during office hours. 

Assessment

Verbal examination in Italian Language.

Verbal examination in a foreign 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.