Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Foreign language B1 (CB Test): English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
3
E
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ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Foreign language B1 (CB Test): English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activities
6
F
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Teaching code

4S02172

Academic staff

Fabio Forner

Coordinator

Credits

12

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Period

First half of Semester 1 , Second half of Semester 1

Learning outcomes

Good knowledge of Italian Literature in its diachrony, from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Acquisition of essential (linguistic, syntactic, stylistic, rhetorical, and metrical) instruments for reading and interpreting literary texts, their structure, and their form. Ability to identify contexts, influences, and processes of codification of literary genres and the canon. Acquisition of critical bibliography.
Capacity of both autonomously elaborate acquired knowledge and expose them in clear and academically appropriate way.

Program

Prerequisites: Good knowledge of the Italian language; basic knowledge of the history and texts of the Italian literature.

Syllabus:
1. Lectures of Dante: Commedia. 12 hours of lectures of Dante’s Commedia.
Study of the following canti:
Inferno, I, II, IV, V, VI, X, XI, XIII, XV, XXVI, XXXIII.
Purgatorio, I, III, V, VI, IX, XI, XVII, XXIV, XXVI.
Paradiso, I, III, VI, XI, XII, XV, XVI, XVII, XXIV, XXVII, XXXIII.

2. The Duecento and the Trecento: 24 hours of lessons on history and texts of Italian Literature
1. L’Umanesimo e il Rinascimento
36 ore di lezioni di storia e testi della Letteratura italiana

3. Humanism and Renaissance: 36 hours of lessons on history and texts of Italian Literature


Bibliography:
1. Any commented edition of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri.
2. ALBERTO ASOR ROSA, Letteratura italiana: testi-autori-contesti; vol. 1: Duecento e Trecento, Milano, Le Monnier Scuola, 2012.
3. ALBERTO ASOR ROSA, Letteratura italiana: testi-autori-contesti; vol. 2: Umanesimo e Rinascimento, Milano, Le Monnier Scuola, 2012.
Teaching methods: Lessons and reading an comprehension of a selection of texts.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
M.M.Cappellini; E.Sada I sogni e la ragione, I Il Duecento e il Trecento; II Il Quattrocento e il Cinquecento (Edizione 1) C. Signorelli Scuola 2015 Manuale di Storia e Antologia della Letteratura italiana

Examination Methods

The oral examination evaluates a student’s overall preparation and the direct knowledge and analysis of texts offered during each part of the course.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE