B5209 - Romance Philology - Iberian Course 2 (LM)

Learning outcomes

The course is about medieval languages and literatures belonging to the Iberian Romance domain (Galician-Portuguese, Castilian, Catalan). It is aimed at deepening linguistic skills (history of the language and historical grammar) and at acquiring more competence in the principles of ecdotics (history of tradition and textual criticism). Both the linguistic and textual aspects are framed within the history of literature. As for the skills to be acquired, the course intends to develop methods in technical analysis (metrical, stylistic, rhetorical, etc.) of texts.

Course contents

1. Introduction to the Galician-Portuguese language

2. The cantigas d’amigo

3. Meendinho, Martin Codax and the ‘cantigas do mar de Vigo’: manuscript tradition, language (phonetics, morphology, syntax), textual analysis

Readings/Bibliography

P. Larson, La lingua delle cantigas. Grammatica del galego-portoghese, Roma, Carocci, 2018

A. Fernández Guiadanes (et alii), Cantigas do Mar de Vigo. Edición crítica das cantigas de Meendinho, Johan de Cangas e Martin Codax, Santiago de Compostela, Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en Humanidades, 1998.

Further bibliographical details will be provided during the course.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Seminar sessions are planned, allowing for open discussion and group in-depth analysis of the topics covered.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Teaching tools

Some study materials (maps, manuscript reproductions, text editions, etc.) will be uploaded to the Virtuale platform. Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-edsa/en ) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Borriero