Teaching code

4S003493

Teacher

Maria Adele Cipolla

Coordinatore

Maria Adele Cipolla

Credits

6

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/15 - GERMANIC PHILOLOGY

Language

Italian

Period

Semester 2 dal Feb 26, 2018 al Jun 9, 2018.

Lessons timetable

Moodle

Learning outcomes

The course aims at providing students with conceptual, methodological and cultural basics, which are necessary to analyse and intepret Germanic lingusitic and literary traditions, including subject areas like historical-linguistics, paleography, codicology, textual criticism, history and culture related to the discipline.
The course aims also at reaching an understanding of the main multidisciplinary aspects as well as at fostering the aquisition of the correct and appropriate vocabulary for this specific purpose.
Students will be enabled to gain knowledge about the main interdisciplinary aspects connected to Germanic Philology (historical linguistics, textual criticism, book history and Germanic antiquities).
The course will be divided into 2 parts:
1. Introduction to Germanic Philology: Historical linguistics (the Germanic isoglosses); Germanic antiquities; vernacular manuscript traditions in Germanic language speaking areas: the literary genres; introduction to paleography and codicology.
2. Introduction to Icelandic saga narrative. An interdisciplinary analysis of the tale of 'Auðun e l'orso' ('Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka').

Program

In summary, the programme will develop as follows: 


1st part (= 5 weeks = 20 hours)
Historical linguistics (Germanic isoglosses); Germanic antiquities; vernacular manuscript traditions in Germanic language speaking areas: literary genres.

2nd part (= 4 weeks, = 16 hours)
Introduction to Icelandic Sagas. Paleographic, linguistica and textual analysis of the tale of 'Auðun e l'orso' ('Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka').


Teaching

Teaching modalities are different for attendees and non-attendees.
Only for attendees: self-evaluation test in itinere (it will be scheduled during the course).

Throughout the entire academic year, the instructor is available weekly during her visiting hours (schedule available on this webpage and can be subject to variations), generally with no need to arrange an appointment, unless there are specific announcements.

At the beginning of the course attendees will receive a complete schedule of the teaching activities (including class dates and place). Possible postponements of the classes will be announced via the e-learning platform.
Non-attendees are kindly requested to contact me. Possible updates will be made available in good time also by means of dedicated posts on the e-learning platform (so everybody is supposed to subscribe to it).

Content of textbooks, as well as of classes and exercise held during the course will be in line with the objectives of the programme. Further materials will be available via the e-learning.

SUGGESTED READINGS

1st Part
S. Leonardi, E. Morlicchio, La filologia germanica e le lingue moderne, Bologna 2009 (historical linguistics and Germanic antiquities)
M. Cursi, Le forme del libro : dalla tavoletta all’e-book, Roma 2016 (book history)

A. Luiselli Fadda, Tradizioni manoscritte e critica del testo nel Medioevo germanico, Roma-Bari 2003 (paleography, codicology, textual criticism)

2nd Part
'Auðun e l'orso. Un racconto medievale islandese', a cura di Carla Cucina, eum 2017

Further bibliographical references will be indicated during the course and will be added to this page later on.

*pages related to each publications will be communicated during the course*

Bibliografia

Examination Methods