Learning objectives
The specialistic course of italian philology will provide the student with an undestanding of the critical methods of author philology. In particular the study of the evolution of some of the greatest masterpeices of the Italian literature will allow an understanding of the relationship between the evolution of a work and its historic and linguistic context
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the history of the italian language and of the history of italian literature is required.
Course unit content
After an introduction to the methods and purposes of author philology, the course will be dedicated to the analysis of paradigm cases . During the lessons the students will be guided in the reading and transcription of autographs and in the formalization of critical apparatuses. In particular some of the lessons will be focused on the analysis of the critical editions of the Conte di carmagnola. The students will have to prepare a short presentation about one of the cases discussed during the lessons, with autonomous research. The presentations will be considered part of the final exam.
Full programme
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Bibliography
All the students are required to study the following texts:
P. Italia, G. Raboni, Che cos’è la filologia d’autore, Roma, Carocci, 2010;
A. Stussi, Introduzione alla filologia italiana, Bologna, Il Mulino, the section dedicated to the author's philology; C. Giunta, Prestigio storico dei testimoni, “Anticomoderno”, 3, 1997, pp. 169-98.
The students are besides attended to have a good knowledge of the Conte di Carmagnola and of The Lettre à Monsieur Chauvet. Attending students will receive supplementary bibliography for their presentation during the first lessons.
Non-attending students will have to prepare, in addition to the aforementioned bibliography the following texts:
Alessandro Manzoni, Il Conte di Carmagnola, edizione critica a cura di Giovanni Bardazzi, Fondazione Arnoldo e Alberto Mondadori, Milano, 1985; Alessandro Manzoni, Il Conte di Carmagnola, a cura di G. Sandrini, Introduzione di G. Lonardi, Milano, Casa del Manzoni, 2004.
It is requested the study of the two introductions and the demonstration of their competence in using apparatuses. Non attending studies are also attended to have a general competence on the life and works of Alessandro Manzoni that should be prepared on a History of litterature. It is possible to prepare a short paper dedicated to the analysis of a chosed part of the text in the different redactions (please in this case contact the professor in advance to get the supplementary bibliography)
Teaching methods
In addition to the frontal lessons dedicated to an introduction of the literary context, the students will be will be guided in the reading and transcription of autographs and in the formalization of critical apparatuses. Every student will have to prepare a presentation consisting in the transcription of a part from a chosen work, in a proposal for the formalization of the variants, and in their evaluation. The presentations will be discussed during the final lessons,
Assessment methods and criteria
The final exam will be an oral interview in which the students will have to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the methods and purposes of author philology and of the work of Alessandro Manzoni. For attending students the evaluation of the presentation will be part of the final judgement. A student who will demonstrate deficiencies in the knowledge of the literary context or in the methodology of philology will not be considered sufficient. A student proving basic knowledge of the fundamental concepts will be considered sufficient (18-21), a good (22-26) or very good (27-30 cum laude) evaluation will come in proportion to the ability of autonomous elaboration.
Other information
Attendance is strongly reccomended. Students who are unable to attend must contact the professor.
