Italian Literature within Narrative, Poetry and the Stage [ LROM2851 ]

In this course, we will study different aspects of italian theatre. Through the analysis of Ariosto's comedies and other works (such as the Orlando Furioso), as well as other theatrical works of the period, the student will be brought to reflect on the function and the representation of communication, on the idea that theatre and its poetic and esthetic functions assume functions that transpire from the dramatic text itself. Approaches : semiotic, post-semiotic approaches, cultural analysis, historical.

To be able to interpret a theatrical play ; replace it in its cultural context ; analyse it in a critical way with as learned in class ; identify the different textual levels and their interactions.

Oral evaluation

Through the in-depth analysis of cultural context, of Orlando Furioso and of Ariosto's comedies, we will explain the functioning of these works. We will then move on to analysing the acts of communication and the consequences that stem out of them for the interpretation of Ariosto's masterwork, of his comedies and of his poetics.

Principal works

1.  Ariosto, Ludovico ' Orlando Furioso
2. Ariosto, Ludovico ' La Lena
3. Ariosto, Ludivico ' Il Negromante

 Other works

1. Boiardo, Mattea Maria ' L'inamoramento de Orlando
2. Rucellai, Giovanni ' Rosmunda
3. Aretino, Pietro ' L'Orazia
4. Dolce, Lodovico ' Marianna