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History of Italian Literature I [ROM2524]
[30h] 3.5 credits

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This two-yearly course is taught in 2007-2008, 2009-2010,...

This course is taught in the 2nd semester

Teacher(s):

Costantino Maeder

Language:

Italian

Level:

Second cycle

>> Aims
>> Main themes
>> Content and teaching methods
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
>> Other credits in programs

Aims

- 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.

Main themes

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

Content and teaching methods

Students are introduced to the main currents in Italian literature. They also learn the development of the Italian language from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

The course is primarily lectures. Students will frequently have to read Italian texts dealt with in the course. The texts have been prepared and discussed in ROM 2533. Students must read Pria che passin mill'anni: storia della letteratura italiana by André Sempoux.
Prerequisite:FLTR 1750 and ROM 1753, or similar course/s. The ROM 2533 course must be followed in the course of the same year.
Evaluation: Oral examination in Italian
Resources: Summary of the classes and visual material on the Internet

Other credits in programs

ITA3DS

Diplôme d'études spécialisées en études italiennes

(3.5 credits)

ROM21

Première licence en langues et littératures romanes

(3.5 credits)

ROM22

Deuxième licence en langues et littératures romanes

(3.5 credits)



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