Italian literature and civilization: the three crowns. From the Middle Ages to the early Renaissance

Teacher(s)

Cavagna Mattia;

Language

Italian

Prerequisites

LFIAL1175, LROM1170

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The course offers students an interdisciplinary presentation of Italian history and the history of Italian art in the Renaissance and the Baroque. From the linguistic point of view, students will gain deeper knowledge of the concepts of diachronic linguistics and broaden their own vocabulary. 

Content

Students will discover the literary and artistic masterpieces of the Middle Ages, of humanism and of the Early Renaissance, as well as the key historical moments of the period. The most important authors of these periods will be covered: Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. Artists such as Giotto, Masaccio, the Lorenzetti brothers and Antonella da Messina, ending with Raphael, will have an important place. Students will find out about the most important movements of this period, such as the Sicilian School, the Dolce Stilnovo and humanism. The growth of cities and the early forms of proto-democracy will also be presented as well as the most important political events that took place on the Italian peninsula.
The practical sessionis will present elements of diachronic linguistics so as to understand the particular features of the volgari. Students will also make an effort to read scientific articles on diachronic linguistics. In the tutorial sessions, students will acquire a broader vocabulary.

Teaching methods

Classes: formal lectures
Practicals: seminar and exercises
Tutorial sessions: exercises

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Online resources

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Bibliography

Syllabus
L'étudiant est amené à utiliser les histoires de la littérature italienne et d'autres ouvrages de consultation qui se trouvent en bibliothèque et en ligne (Jstor, etc.).
Histoire de la littérature italienne conseillée :
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.

Faculty or entity

ROM