28906 - Medieval and Humanistic Philology (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has a comprehensive knowledge of the various aspects involved in the study of medioeval and humanistic philology: the complex relationship between the humanists and the classical tradition, the humanistic philology as a fundamental basis of the knowledge of modernity, the situation of the existent editions and the evolution of the philological criteria with the inclusion of the new technological tools. The student will also be able to make clear the relations between this discipline and others like the Italian philology and the Italian literature.

Course contents

The program consists of the analysis of both written and graphical notations which were made by the most prominent authors of the medioeval and humanistic tradition (as F. Petrarca, G. Boccaccio, Lorenzo Valla, Angelo Poliziano) on volumes of their own library. The course will also focus on the influence that such ancient volumes had on the works produced by the above mentioned authors.

Readings/Bibliography

F. Rico, Il sogno dell'umanesimo, Torino, Einaudi, 1998;

G. C. Alessio, Edizioni medievali e L. Holtz, Glosse e commenti, in Lo spazio letterario del Medioevo. Il medieovo latino, vol. III ("La ricezione del testo"), Roma, Salerno, 1995, pp. 29-111;

C. Villa, La ripresa della tradizione classica, in Storia della letteratura italiana edited by E. Malato, vol. II ("Il Trecento"), Roma, Salerno, 1995, pp. 991-1032;

D. Coppini - P. Viti, La produzione latina dell'età umanistica, in Storia della letteratura italiana edited by E. Malato, vol. X ("La tradizione dei testi"), Roma, Salerno, 2001, pp. 415-492.

Other teaching equipment will be supplied by professor and it will be taken from: Petrarca nel tempo: tradizione lettori e immagini delle opere : catalogo della Mostra, Arezzo, Sottochiesa di San Francesco 22 novembre 2003-27 gennaio 2004 edited by Michele Feo, 2003 (Pontedera : Bandecchi & Vivaldi) e Leon Battista Alberti. La biblioteca di un umanista. Catalogo della mostra di Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (8 ottobre 2005-gennaio 2006), edited by Roberto Cardini, in collaboration with Lucia Bertolini e Mariangela Regoliosi. Firenze : Mandragora, 2005.
It's racommended the consultation of Silvia Rizzo, Il lessico filologico degli umanisti, Roma, Edizioni di storia e letteratura, 1973

N.B.  The students not frequenting the lessons should agree with the professor (in her receiving time) upon an integrative programm.

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Teaching tools

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