00381 - Romance Philology (A-L)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will acquire knowledge of the romance languages and literatures of the Middle Ages and their formation, with particular regard to French and Occitan. The student will acquire the skills for adopting the instruments of textual criticism, in order to be aware of the transformations of texts and languages through the centuries.

Course contents

I. LINGUISTICS

1. Romance languages in space and time
2. From Latin to the roman languages? Traditional theory vs prehistoricist theory
3. Iberian Romances languages: an introduction to the history of the languages, with examples of historical grammar

II.TEXTUAL CRITICISM

1. The manuscript
2. Orality and writing in Middle Ages
3. Principles of ecdotics

III.HISTORY OF LITERATURE

1. Geography and history of Romance origins
2. Lyrics, epcis, novel
3. The main texts of Iberian Romance literature

IV.TRANSLATION AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF TEXTS

1. Chanson de Roland
2. Tristan de Thomas
3. Occitan troubadours

Readings/Bibliography

P.G. Beltrami, La filologia romanza. Profilo linguistico e letterario, Bologna, il Mulino, 2017.

F. Benozzo, La tradizione smarrita. le origini non scritte delle letterature romanze, Roma, Viella, 2007.

Texts and other materials will be uploaded on Virtuale

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching. Seminars and discussions of specific subjects will be planned together with students

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

texts, maps videos and other materials will be uploaded on Virtuale

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Benozzo