Corso di laurea in Lettere

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

The course fits in the philological studies; in particular it deepens the knowledge in the field of Gallo-romance texts of the medieval period from the historical, philological and critical point; the texts are studied and analyzed in the context of the literary genres to which they belong, and, in a comparative perspective, with the largest romance tradition.

The student is required to be able to read and interpret the texts which are the topic of the course, applying to each one the historical, philological, critical and exegetical methodology required, and to present the study results in an appropriate form.

At the end of the course the student must show:

1) knowledge of the textual tradition, the cultural context and the main philological problems of the texts examined during the course.

2) ability to analyze and comment these texts

3) ability to apply the methodology learned to other texts, similar to those examined during the course.

The course includes 36 hours (6 CFU) of lectures in the classroom by the professor who, through the distribution of supplementary material and the use of projections, will try as much as possible to stimulate the active participation of students in the literary and philological analysis of the texts.

Learning is assessed through an oral interview of about 30 minutes; it will be asked at least three questions on different parts of the program so as to verify the acquisition of knowledges and skills expected as the learning outcomes of teaching.

The preparation will be considered adequate (with mark expressed out of thirty) if the student will demonstrate the following skills:

- Accurate exposure of the study contents learned, with mastery of the terminology and the technique;

- Ability to reworking the contents of the course;

- Capacity to applying to other texts the knowledges and the methodology acquired

Specialized part:

Charlemagne between East and West: texts, legends, iconography

Institutional Part:

The medieval French literature: epic, novel, narratio brevis

1) M. Bonafin, Viaggio di Carlomagno in Oriente, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2007;

2) M. Bonafin, Guerrieri al simposio. il "Voyage de Charlemagne" e la tradizione dei vanti, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2010

3) M. Becker, Carlo Magno, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2000

4) M. Mancini (ed.), La letteratura francese medievale, Roma, Carocci, 2014, introduction and chapters 2, 4, 6.

The course is open to students of any course of study. Attendance is strongly recommended and is a fundamental support for good learning.

Attending students will study the course’s topics by the means of their notes, the course’s materials distributed in class and the texts (n° 1) and 4) listed in the bibliography. Other supporting materials will be made available by the professor during the course in electronic form.

Non-attending students must prepare the exam by the means of all the texts listed in the bibliography; for any clarification please contact the professor.