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Filologia germanica (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S011577
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/15 - GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
Period
CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course covers methods and contents of historical linguistics, paleography and codicology, textual criticism and digital philology, cultural history (all referred to the Germanic languages and their traditions) and aims at transmitting advanced knowledges of the principal aspects of Germanic Philology. Expected results: - Advanced knowledge on methodologies and cultural contents which are necessary to analyse and interpret Germanic linguistic and literary traditions. - Delve into the main multidisciplinary aspects of Germanic Philology and reinforce the mastery of a correct and accurate specialistic terminology. - Delve into the main specialistic fields of Germanic Philology (historical linguistics, textual criticism and digital philology, paleography and codicology and cultural history), mainly focussing on historical linguistics, in compliance with the learning outcomes of the Master Degree in Linguistics.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Basic knowledge of a modern Germanic language (English, German or a Scandinavian language) is preferable.
Program
The course will explore the relevant elements of comparative Germanic languages (from Late Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages) through the manuscript traditions of each emerging literary variant. The course will be divided into two parts: The first part (12 hours - 6 lessons), after a review of the genesis of ancient Germanic cultures and their distinctive features, will reevaluate the history and assumptions of Germanic linguistics from a comparative perspective, focusing on a contrastive analysis of the characteristics of the historical languages (the language of the Old and Young Futhark inscriptions; Biblical Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, and Old Norse) in terms of phonology, morphology (and, to a lesser extent, syntax), and lexicon. It serves as a general introduction to the course. The second part (30 hours - 15 lessons), after having dealt with the emergence of writing in ancient and medieval Germanic communities (and the interdependent historical-cultural phenomena, for example, the relationship with Greco-Roman scripture, the conversion to Christianity), will focus on the sciences of the written document (epigraphy, paleography, codicology) and on their treatment for the purposes of the science of critical edition (editorial criticism, text criticism) and will then consider the philological problems posed in some documents of the runic epigraphic corpus and manuscript books, in a collection of selected texts (which will be read and analysed): the texts will be taken from the traditions of Biblical Gothic (a passage from the Pater Noster), Anglo-Saxon (Old English Rune Poem) and Norse (Old Icelandic Rune Poem). Students will be trained to read documents through digital facsimiles of manuscripts, and to interpret them through linguistic and stylistic analysis and the methodologies of textual criticism.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
According to the university's guidelines, the course will be held in person. Any changes will be announced before the start of the course via a notice on the instructor's personal page and on the Moodle platform, which everyone is required to register for. Course materials for attending students consist of the reading list listed in Leganto, the lectures, and other materials that will be made available on Moodle. The program for non-attending students must be agreed upon in advance. Non-attending students are asked to contact the instructor via email (using an institutional email address @studenti.univr.it) to arrange an appointment. The reading list listed in Leganto will be further specified at the beginning of the course.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam will be oral, according to the official exam schedule published by the University.
Evaluation criteria
The exam will assess the skills acquired during the course and the ability to address the syllabus topics and establish connections between them. Accurate presentation and appropriate use of specialized Germanic philology terminology will also be assessed.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The exam will assess the skills acquired during the course and the ability to address the syllabus topics and establish connections between them. Accurate presentation and appropriate use of specialized Germanic philology terminology will also be assessed.
Exam language
English
