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Type D and Type F activities
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Laurea magistrale in Tradizione e interpretazione dei testi letterari - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° | Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum | F |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Latin Laboratory | F |
Evita Calabrese
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° | Ephigraphy of production and distribution | F |
Alfredo Buonopane
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum | F |
Giuliana Maria Facchini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Latin Laboratory | F |
Evita Calabrese
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of photo | F |
Marco Ambrosi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Humanistic informatics laboratory (m) | F |
Stefano Minozzi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Latin Laboratory | F |
Evita Calabrese
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Opera Workshop | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 1° | Italian Literature Classes | F |
Flavia Palma
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of medieval archaeology | F |
Elisa Lerco
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Humanistic informatics laboratory (m) | F |
Stefano Minozzi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Latin Laboratory | F |
Evita Calabrese
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° | Opera Workshop | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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Italian literature (m) (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S02260
Credits
12
Coordinator
Giuseppe Chiecchi
Language
Italian
Also offered in courses:
- Italian Literature II - LM [Sede VR] of the course Master's degree in Arts (interuniversity)
- Italian Literature II [Sede VR] of the course Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity)
The teaching is organized as follows:
I MODULO PARTE (I)
Credits
6
Period
First half of Semester 1
Academic staff
Giuseppe Chiecchi
Learning outcomes
Textuality as a place of knowledge and verification of literary specificity, in its formal, thematic, historical, and symbolic connections, against the Italian and Western civilization.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the literary tradition; ability to orientation and historical contextualisation.
Program
Syllabus:
Part 1 (prof. Giuseppe Chiecchi, 36 hours):
From the «Decameron» to the «Decameron»: text, context, and intertext.
Bibliography
for Part 1:
- Giovanni Boccaccio, Decameron; Filocolo (book IV); Elegia di madonna Fiammetta; and Ninfale fiesolano.
- Notes taken during the lessons.
- For the Decameron, any modern and annotated edition available in the editorial market is suitable.
- For Boccaccio’s minor works, the following editions are suggested: Ninfale fiesolano, ed. by D. Piccini, Milano, BUR, 2013; Elegia di madonna Fiammetta, ed. by F. Erbani, Milano, Garzanti, 2007.
- For a general overview: LUIGI SURDICH, Boccaccio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2008; FRANCESCO BAUSI, Leggere il ‘Decameron’, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017.
- For some specific topics: GIUSEPPE CHIECCHI, Dante, Boccaccio, l’origine, Firenze, Olschki, 2013 (chapters IV-VI); GIUSEPPE CHIECCHI, Nell’arte narrativa di Boccaccio, Firenze, Olschki, 2017.
- During the module, some critical and pivotal studies will be employed, such as: VITTORE BRANCA, Boccaccio medievale; GIOVANNI GETTO, Vita di forme e forme di vita nel ‘Decameron’; FRANCESCO BRUNI, Boccaccio. L’invenzione della letteratura mezzana...
Bibliography
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Surdich | Boccaccio | Il Mulino | 2008 | ||
| G. Chiecchi | Dante, Boccaccio, l'origine | L.S.Olschki | 2013 | ||
| F. Bausi | Leggere il 'Decameron' | Il Mulino | 2017 | ||
| G. Chiecchi | Nell'arte narrativa di Boccaccio | L.S.Olschki | 2017 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Giacomo Debenedetti | Il romanzo del Novecento | Garzanti | 1996 | ||
| Matteo Palumbo | Il romanzo italiano da Foscolo a Svevo | Carocci | 2007 | ||
| Italo Svevo | La coscienza di Zeno (a cura di Mario Lavagetto) | Einaudi | 2014 | ||
| Marco Antonio Bazzocchi | Personaggio e romanzo nel Novecento italiano | Bruno Mondadori | 2009 | ||
| Gino Tellini | Storia del romanzo italiano | Le Monnier Università | 2017 |
Examination Methods
Teaching Methods:
Lectures. Exercises in reading and interpreting the texts.
Assessment methods and criteria:
Oral examination of the acquired knowledge with regard to the text of the Decameron.
N.B.: IMPORTANT!
The student has to successfully pass the exam of Part 1 (prof. Giuseppe Chiecchi) before taking the exam of Part 2 (prof. Fabio Danelon). The final mark will be unique for both of the parts of the syllabus.
