ITALIAN LITERATURE FROM 13TH TO 16TH CENTURY MOD. 2

This course is part of the compulsory characterising teaching of the course of study in PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND ITALIAN LITERATURE (common pathway), as the first module (6 CFU) of a total of 12 CFU.
The class thus has three main objectives: to trace the development of Italian literature, by way of specific examples; to foster the capacity of autonomous reflection on a literary text; to furnish the methodological tools of textual analysis. Particular attention is devoted to the centrality of the text, be it poetic or prose, as an indispensable starting point in any theoretical or critical discourse.

Knowledge and understanding: thorough knowledge of the main developments in Italian literature from its earliest centuries through the Renaissance; thorough knowledge of the theory of the literary forms examined in the course; independent knowledge and understanding of the forms of prose and poetry texts from the early centuries and the Renaissance; knowledge and understanding of the literary language of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries.
Ability to use said knowledge: Students should be able to employ their historico-critical knowledge in the study of Italian literary history; to use correctly the specific terminology of the discipline; to analyse a literary text in its various aspects.
Judgment: Students should be able to autonomously formulate and argue hypotheses, as well as critically evaluate alternative hypotheses.
Communication skills: Students should be able to express the specifics of critical discourse on literature with adequate terminology.
Learning skills: Students should be able to critically consult the assigned texts as well as the bibliography therein.

A good knowledge of the Italian language; standard reading abilities with texts in Italian; knowledge of the elements that characterize a literary text in prose and in verse. Knowledge of the lines of development of Italian literary history

The love "novella" between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The course will deal with the novelistic form from its origins to the developments of the middle of the sixteenth century, focusing on a particular and very lucky typology: that of love topic.
The first part of the course will be devoted to a theoretical and critical examination of the novella as a literary form/genre. It will then focus on the reading and analysis of love stories (novelle) by various authors, including in particular: Giovanni Boccaccio (Decameron), Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Historia de duobus amantibus, in translation), Matteo Maria Boiardo (Inamoramento de Orlando), Luigi da Porto (La Giulietta), Giulia Bigolina (Novella di Giulia Camposanpiero), and Matteo Maria Bandello (Giulietta e Romeo and other tales).

G. Boccaccio, "Decameron" (una qualunque edizione moderna. Si consigliano le edizioni a cura di V. Branca, Torino, Einaudi, 2015, oppure a cura di A. Quondam - M. Fiorilla - G. Alfano, Milano, Rizzoli, 2018).
E. S. Piccolomini, "Historia de duobus amantibus", introduzione, traduzione e note a cura di D. Pirovano, Alessandria, Edizioni dell'Orso, 2001.
D. Perocco, "La prima Giulietta. Edizione critica e commentata delle novelle di Giulietta e Romeo di Luigi Da Porto e di Matteo Maria Bandello", Milano, Franco Angeli, 2017.
M. Bandello, Novelle, a cura di E. Menetti, Milano, Rizzoli, 2022.

At the end of the course, a list of passages to be studied in depth will be published.
An extensive list of critical essays will be provided during the course as a bibliographical basis from which to choose a course of study to take in the oral examination.

Oral examination in the form of an interview (students whose syllabus includes the 12 cfu examination will take a single oral examination covering the first and second module).
The interview, which lasts approximately half an hour, aims to test knowledge of the texts under examination and the problems associated with their interpretation and historical-literary context.
In addition to the literary-historical preparation, particular attention will be paid to the ability to establish critically grounded relationships between the various problems examined and to account for them using appropriate language.
Students who wish to do so may replace part of the bibliography required for the oral examination with an in-class seminar presentation on a topic to be agreed upon with the instructor.

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The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

In order to obtain a grade between 27 and 30 cum laude, students must be able to analyse the literary text in depth following the methodological indications acquired; possess and be able to communicate an organic vision of the themes addressed in class and/or studied in the manuals and critical texts in the bibliography; demonstrate excellent oral and written expression and argumentation skills; competently use the technical language of literary criticism.
An overall mark of between 23 and 26 will be awarded to those who demonstrate (orally and in writing): a good knowledge of the syllabus; the ability to carry out an analysis of the texts that is on the whole correct, even if marked by some imperfections of method and content; a good property of language with some uncertainty in exposition and/or imprecision in the use of technical language.
An acceptable but sketchy knowledge of the syllabus, a superficial understanding of the texts, a limited ability to analyse and an expression that is not always appropriate will lead to barely sufficient marks (between 18 and 22).
Poor knowledge of critical and literary texts, inadequate ability to analyse; incorrect or inappropriate written and oral expression will result in a negative assessment.

Lectures with active participation by students who will also - if numbers permit - be asked to give a seminar presentation during the second part of the course. Didactic materials available on the e-learning platform moodle.unive.it.
These textual and critical materials offer cues for further study, with respect to the reference texts listed above.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development