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Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 course to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activitites
6
F
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Teaching code

4S000915

Credits

12

Language

Italian

Also offered in courses:

The teaching is organized as follows:

I MODULO PARTE (I)

Credits

6

Period

Sem. IA (31.10.16 sosp.lezioni)

II MODULO PARTE (P)

Credits

6

Period

Sem. IB

Learning outcomes

Part1 - Introduction to Romance Philology (6CFU)
Romance Philology is generally defined as the historico-comparative study of Romance (or Neo-Latin) languages and literatures. The fields of enquiry include late Latin, the medieval literatures of the Romance languages, historical and general linguistics, and textual criticism. The goal of the course is to train students in the basic knowledge of Romance philology.

Part 2 - Romance Philology P (6CFU)
Romance Philology (P) – Part I (Chiara Concina; 12h; 2 CFU)
Chrétien de Troyes and the origins of the myth of the Grail
A series of selected passages from the Roman de Perceval ou le Conte du Graal will be read, translated, and analyzed during the class.

Romance Philology (P) – Part II (prof. Alvise Andreose; 24h; 4 CFU)
The Lais by Marie de France.
Introduction; reading, literary, philological and linguistic commentary of the Prologue and of the lais: Bisclavret, Chievrefoil, Lanval.

Program

Part 1
The course is designed as a general introduction, divided into three parts:
1) Textual criticism: this part will offer an overview on the main methods of editing a medieval text.
2) Romance linguistics: this section will give the basic linguistic knowledge of how the Romance languages evolved from Latin.
3) Early Romance Texts: A selection of the most representative early romance texts will be read, translated and commented during this part of the course.

Bibliography:
The student is expected to have a thorough knowledge of the following texts:

I. L. Renzi – A. Andreose, Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza, Bologna, il Mulino, 2003 (ebook available for purchase at www.pandoracampus.it). To be studied: Introduzione (Che cosa sono la linguistica e la filologia romanza; I tre «paradigmi» degli studi romanzi), and chapters I (Il dominio romanzo); II (Il paradigma classico); III (Il paradigma storico); IV (Il paradigma moderno); VI (Il cambiamento nella linguistica contemporanea); VII (Il latino); VIII (I caratteri delle lingue romanze).

II. P. Chiesa, Elementi di critica testuale, seconda edizione, Bologna, Pàtron, 2012.

III. F. Brugnolo – R. Capelli, Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali, Roma, Carocci, 2011. (Capitoli 1 e 2).


IV. The student is expected to read one of the books listed below:
1) Guglielmo IX, Vers, a cura di M. Eusebi, Roma, Carocci, 2003.

2) Jaufre Rudel, L’amore di lontano, a cura di G. Chiarini, Roma, Carocci, 2003.

3) Flamenca, a cura di M. Mancini, Roma, Carocci, 2006.

4) Bernart de Ventadorn, Canzoni, a cura di M. Mancini, Roma, Carocci, 2003.

5) Jean Renart, L'immagine riflessa, a cura di A. Limentani, Parma, Pratiche, 1994.

6) Béroul, Tristano e Isotta, a cura di G. Paradisi, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso, 2013.

7) Piramo e Tisbe, a cura di C. Noacco, Roma, Carocci, 2005.

8) Henri d’Andeli, Il Lai di Aristotele, a cura di M. Infurna, Roma, Carocci, 2005.

9) La canzone di Orlando, introduzione e testo critico di Cesare Segre, traduzione di Renzo Lo Cascio, premessa al testo, note e indici di Mario Bensi, Milano, BUR, 1995 (o ristampe successive).

10) Il romanzo di Renart la volpe, a cura di M. Bonafin, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso, 1999.

NOTES:
Further bibliography will be made available during the course (and online in pdf format). Students who are unable to attend class must contact the Professor for integrative bibliography.

- Part 2
Bibliography

• Chrétien de Troyes, La storia del Graal, a cura di M. Liborio, in Il Graal. I testi che hanno fondato la leggenda, a cura di M. Liborio, saggio introduttivo di F. Zambon, Milano, A. Mondadori, 2005, pp. 7-248.
• Maria di Francia, Lais, a cura di Giovanna Angeli, Roma, Carocci, 2013 (VII rist.; I ed. 1992). ISBN: 9788843029730. (lettura integrale dell’introduzione e delle note di commento ai testi; lettura integrale dei testi in traduzione).
• La letteratura francese medievale, a cura di: Mario Mancini, Roma, Carocci, 2014. ISBN: 9788843070091 (Capitoli: 3. La letteratura di corte. Tristano di Adone Brandalise e Mario Mancini; 4. Chrétien de Troyes e il romanzo di Mario Mancini; 6. Il racconto di Carlo Donà).

NOTES:
*Further bibliography will be made available during the course (and online in pdf format). Students who are unable to attend class must contact the Professor for integrative bibliography.

Examination Methods

Final oral examination.

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