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.

Study Plan

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.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
One module between the following
One module among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05

2° Year  It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module among the following
One module between the following
Final exam
24
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
One module between the following
One module among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module among the following
One module between the following
Final exam
24
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further language skills
3
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further activities
3
F
-

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Teaching code

4S010082

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/13 - PHILOLOGY OF ITALIAN LITERATURE

Period

CuCi 2 A, CuCi 2 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

The course focuses on the history of the philological method from antiquity to the modern era, it displays the techniques of the Lachmann method and of the New philology. Students will examine some examples of both stemmatic reconstruction and author philology, paying particular attention to the relationship between reconstruction of the text and its interpretation. Expected results: At the end of the course the students will have to demonstrate: - to know the general principles of textual criticism and the recent debate on its main topics; - to sketch a stemma codicum from some simple textual examples; - to distinguishing an error from a transmission variant and to apply the criteria of lectio difficilior and usus scribendi; - to analyze the structure of a text and recognize its constitutive units for the purposes of stemmatic reconstruction.

Prerequisites and basic notions

A general acquaintance of the history of Western culture from Antiquity to the Renaissance

Program

The course is developed along three general lines:
1. History and general principles of philology
2. The Lachmann's method
3. Authorial's philology

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

For attending students the teaching will consist of lectures during which the topics of the course will be illustrated and some types of philological reconstruction of the texts will be illustrated. In particular, the critical editions of some Italian classics will be examined in the following order:
1. reconnaissance of the manuscript tradition;
2. analysis of the stemmatic reconstruction; reading of texts and verification of coats of arms;
3. observations from students.
The students will be stimulated by the teacher to intervene personally and to directly address the problems connected to the reconstruction of the stemmata codicum and the linguistic physiognomy of the texts, so as to verify the skills acquired during the lessons.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam is oral and consists of two questions: 1. Discussion of a question of method of a general nature concerning the different philological approaches to the text. 2. Discussion of a particular case study concerning an author or a text dealt with in class, to be illustrated and justified by demonstrating the ability to apply the acquired knowledge. Non-attending students must also prepare the whole manual by Paolo Trovato (Everything you always wanted to know about Lachmann's method).

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

Evaluation criteria

The completeness, relevance and synthesis capacity of candidates will be assessed

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Each of the two questions weighs 15/30 on the final evaluation (with possible honors). For non-attending students, each of the three questions weighs 10/30 on the final evaluation.

Exam language

Inglese