MEDIEVAL LATIN

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

LATMED001

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS AND LITERARY TRADITIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BERTE' MONICA

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

Students should possess a basic knowledge of Classical Latin.

Objectives

- Educational objectives:
the course is meant to contribute to reaching the learning objectives of the MA programme in "Philology, Linguistics and Literary Traditions". More specifically, it aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of Mediaeval Latin.

- Expected learning results:
1) knowledge of the course subjects;
2) ability to critically discuss specific case-studies;
3) communication skills.

Contents

Introduction to Mediaeval Latin.

The course will focus on the study of Mediaeval Latin between the 6th and the 16th centuries, from historico-cultural perspective. In particular, we'll be concerned with the main linguistic features of medieval Latin as opposed to classical Latin. Selected passages from Dante's letter to Cangrande della Scala (Epist. XIII) will be analyzed and commented on, in order to explore the linguistic peculiarities of this language.

Extended Syllabus

The course is divided into two parts.

- Part I: will illustrate the main linguistic features of Mediaeval Latin (6th-16th centuries).
- Part II: analysis of selected passages from Dante's letter to Cangrande della Scala; students will be encouraged to take an active part in the lessons.

The programme and part of the bibliography will be made available to students at the beginning of the course.

Recommended Bibliography

- D. Norberg, Manuale di latino medievale, a cura di M. Oldoni, Cava de' Tirreni, Avagliano Editore, 1999, pp. 1-121 (excluding Anthology).

- P. Chiesa, La letteratura latina del medioevo. Un profilo storico, Roma, Carocci, 2017, pp. 1-258.

- Dante Alighieri, Epistola a Cangrande, a cura di E. Cecchini, Firenze, Giunti, 1995 (§§ 1-13 e 77-90 = pp. 2-7 e 28-33).

Teaching Methods

The course consists of lectures (42 hours). Students will be tested to assess their learning.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The aim is to assess the students’ skills and in particular their understanding of the issues discussed during the course, their knowledge of the bibliography in the reading list, the correct command of the specific language as well as of critical and methodological abilities. The grading scale ranges from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.

Contacts/More Information

Attendance to this course is highly recommended. Students who cannot attend the course are requested to make an appointment with the teacher and must also study the following essay in addition to the program:

- S. Rizzo, Il latino di Dante, in Dante fra il settecentocinquantenario della nascita [2015] e il settecentenario della morte [2021]. Atti delle Celebrazioni, del Forum e del Convegno Internazionale di Roma maggio-settembre 2015, a cura di E. Malato e A. Mazzucchi, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2016, pp. 535-557.

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Chieti - Pescara

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