The Golden Age of Italian Literature : from Dante to Tasso and Metastasio [ LROM1541 ]

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Lectures, using audio-visual material. Subjects dealt with: the origins, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, the Petrarchans, Tasso, Ariosto, baroque theatre and opera.

- Basic course;
- This course aims to introduce students to the great authors of the Middle Ages and of the baroque period and to develop their literary sensibility;
- Introduction to the language of the Middle Ages.

The assessment will be in two parts:
-    A written piece (one third) undertaken by the students. The assessment guidelines for this task will be specified on the ICAMPUS platform (http://www.icampus.ucl.ac.be).

An oral examination (two thirds) for which the students must summarise and comment upon the texts in the course notes. The students must also be aware of the key biographical and bibliographical information concerning the authors discussed on the course, based upon the content of the course and the practical sessions as well as the additional reading which they will have done using the library's reference works. The students will undertake independent research into the key biographical and bibliographical information concerning the authors dealt with on the course.

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Course notes
Students are encouraged to make use of histories of Italian literature and other reference works available from the library and online (Jstor, etc.).
Recommended histories of Italian literature:

Giulio FERRONI, Profilo storico della letteratura italiana, Einaudi Scuola, Torino, 1991, 2 vol.
Giulio FERRONI, Storia della letteratura italiana, Mondadori Università, Milano, 2012, 4 vol.

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