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Laurea magistrale in Tradizione e interpretazione dei testi letterari - Enrollment from 2025/2026
Academic year:
prima parte del primo semestre From 9/25/17 To 11/11/17
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° The origins of Christianity F Augusto Barbi (Coordinator)
First half of Semester 1  From 9/25/17 To 11/11/17
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum F Giuliana Maria Facchini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of ancient greek F Dino Piovan (Coordinator)
1° 2° Latin Laboratory F Evita Calabrese (Coordinator)
Second half of Semester 1  From 11/13/17 To 1/20/18
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Ephigraphy of production and distribution F Alfredo Buonopane (Coordinator)
1° 2° Archeology laboratory of instrumentum domesticum F Giuliana Maria Facchini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of ancient greek F Dino Piovan (Coordinator)
1° 2° Latin Laboratory F Evita Calabrese (Coordinator)
First half of Semester 2  From 2/26/18 To 4/21/18
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Laboratory of photo F Marco Ambrosi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of ancient greek F Dino Piovan (Coordinator)
1° 2° Humanistic informatics laboratory (m) F Stefano Minozzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Latin Laboratory F Evita Calabrese (Coordinator)
1° 2° Opera Workshop F Vincenzo Borghetti (Coordinator)
Second half of Semester 2  From 4/23/18 To 6/9/18
years Modules TAF Teacher
Italian Literature Classes F Flavia Palma (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of medieval archaeology F Elisa Lerco (Coordinator)
1° 2° Laboratory of ancient greek F Dino Piovan (Coordinator)
1° 2° Humanistic informatics laboratory (m) F Stefano Minozzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° Latin Laboratory F Evita Calabrese (Coordinator)
1° 2° Opera Workshop F Vincenzo Borghetti (Coordinator)

Teaching code

4S02260

Credits

12

Coordinator

Giuseppe Chiecchi

Language

Italian

Also offered in courses:

The teaching is organized as follows:

I MODULO PARTE (I)

Credits

6

Period

First half of Semester 1

Academic staff

Giuseppe Chiecchi

II MODULO PARTE (P)

Credits

6

Period

Second half of Semester 1

Academic staff

Fabio Danelon

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

Reference texts
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.

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