Learning objectives
The course aims, in A) part, to give a basic knowledge, from a linguistic and historical point of view, of Romance philology: this background is necessary for Italian Literature students and for French and Spanish language and literature students.
1) Knowledge and understanding: by the end of mod A the students will know fundamental knowledge of romance linguistic and romance literatures and will be able to read and translate simple texts; by the end of mod. B, the student will develop a more specific understanding of a romance language and will be able to read and translate autonomously texts of average difficulty
2) Applying Knowledge and understanding and judgments making: by the end of mod. A students will be able to comment upon texts read in the course and to make simple links between romance languages and literatures; by the end of mod. B, they have more specific competences in a romance language and can conceive and strenghten complex hypothesis and comment upon new texts.
3) communication skills: by the end of mod. A students will be able to express and share informations, problems and solutions in a clear manner; by the end of mod. B they will be able to communicate ideas and formulate hypothesis in a specialistic and up-to-date vocabulary
4) Learning skills: by the end of mod A students will be able to get information in basic scientific literature; by the end of mod. B they will be able to consult dictionaries and bibliographies so as to face second-level courses.
Prerequisites
Basic skill in literature and linguistics.
Course unit content
Modulo A (first 6 CFU)
Selected texts, read and commented by the teacher, from various
literary genres, with special attention paid to galloromance and iberic literature.
Modulo B
Sinful heroes: the course will study some famous carolingian heroes (Charlemagne, Guillaume d'Orange, Hugues Capet) in epic and historical texts to discover, together with the rhetoric of praise, a thin but interesting presence of surprising features: ignoble birth, vocation to incest and child-murder.
Bibliography
Texts:
1. Attending students, modulo A (6 cfu), Students NOT from "Civiltà e lingue straniere moderne":
1.1 P. Gresti, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Patron 2016.
1.2 A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di filologia, Laterza, 2012.
1.3. F. Brugnolo – R. Capelli, Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali, Roma, Carocci, 2011 (chapters on French and Provençal - lingua d'oc - literature, included the last one about the relationships between italian and galloromance literature).
1.4. Course Notes.
2. Attending Students, Modulo A (6 cfu): Studenti From "Civiltà e lingue straniere moderne"(individual exam or "esame integrato" with French or Spanish Literature): 2.1 Pietro G. Beltrami, La Filologia romanza, il Mulino, 2017.
2.2 A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di filologia, Laterza, 2012.
2.3. Course Notes.
3. NON attendins Students: the course is available in blended mode on elly.dusic.unipr.it, but is highly recommended to attend the course, since ROmance Philology is a new, and not easy matter. However, a non- attending students set of texts is available (for modulo A):
3.1 P. Gresti, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Patron 2016 OR Pietro G. Beltrami, La Filologia romanza, il Mulino, 2017.
3.2 A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di filologia, Laterza, 2012.
3.3. Blended lessons from Elly
3.4
- For students of "Lettere" and "Civiltà and lingue straniere moderne" (French): F. Brugnolo – R. Capelli, Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali, Roma, Carocci, 2011: chapters on French, included the last one about the relationships between italian and galloromance literature).
- Students of Spanish will study the chapter by Carlos Alvar on Spanish (Castilian) Literature in: Alvar- Asperti-Bertolucci, L'area iberica, Bari, Laterza.
4. Attending Students moduli A+ B (12 cfu):
4.1. P. Gresti, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Patron 2016. OR S. Asperti, Origini Romanze, Viella.
4.2. A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di filologia, Laterza, 2012.
4.3. F. Brugnolo – R. Capelli, Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali, Roma, Carocci, 2011
4.4. Course Notes.
4.5. Dante, Vita Nuova (whole text)
NON- attending Students for moduli A+B (12 cfu) are requested to conctact the teacher.
Teaching methods
Taught lessons: reading, translation and commentary of texts given at the beginning of the course.
Seminars (both front lessons and training).
From a.a. 2018-2019 the course (mod. A) is available on blended mode on Elly portal.
All the slides of mod. B will also be available on Elly
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam consists of an oral examination; questions are of 3 kinds:
- test of reading, translation and linguistic analysis of a text chosen from the course;
- test on linguistical competence;
- test on the literary and historical context.
The 3 sets of questions will equally concur to the final note (in 30 scale); it is necessary to have a satisfactory note (18/30) in each set.
The student is immediately told of his note.
A pass (18-23/30) is
determined by the student’s possession of the basicl
contents of the course; middle-range scores (24-27/30) corresponds to good level of knowledge and to the ability in making simple links and apply it to problem solving;
higher scores (from 28/30 to 30/30 cum laude) correspond to developed abilities and competence in making links among different languages and literatures.
Other information
From a.a. 2018-2019 the course is also in blended mode.
It is highly recommended to attend the course, since Romance Philology is a new, and not easy matter and given texts are in 3 different languages (French, Provençal, Spanish), each one different from the contemporary language.
