Modern Philology

PAOLO FALZONE

A) Knowledge and understanding (Dublin Descriptor 1)

Enhancement and integration of the knowledge acquired in the first Cycle Degree.


B) Applying knowledge and understanding (Dublin Descriptor 2)

Strengthening and refinement of the analysis skills of the forms of the literary text and its problems.
Ability to insert literary, linguistic and critical studies into a wider panorama of historical, philosophical and historical-artistic knowledge. Ability to analyze the literary work in its historical-cultural context (italian and european).

C) Making judgments (Dublin Descriptor 3)

The autonomy of judgment will be acquired through lessons held in seminar form and with the intervention of external scholars. The student's activities must allow a correct critical interpretation of the texts (forms and problems) and of the documentary sources, through which the student will be able to orient himself correctly, linking the various areas of literary, linguistic and philological knowledge.

D) Communication skills (Dublin Descriptor 4)
Students must reach a high level of knowledge and understanding of literary texts in order to be able to explain their forms, meaning and circulation, both orally and in writing, showing autonomy of judgment and adequate language skills. These skills will be verified by drafting written papers (term papers, reports on particular aspects of the course, etc.) whose results the student must present orally to the class, in a clear and effective way from a communicative point of view.

E) Laerning skills (Dublin Descriptor 5)

The acquisition of learning skills will take place by stimulating students to study individually, to organize study time, to bibliographic research, to the critical study of texts and sources, to participation in seminar activities, to the research and drafting of short texts (term papers). At the end of the course, the student must be able to independently design his own research path.

The course intends to stimulate in the student the ability to access a complex description of literary texts (formal aspects and historical and cultural contexts) and to make reasoned and coherent critical judgments with respect to the proposed topics - the development of these skills will also be stimulated through discussion/discussion with external scholars invited by the lecturer or through the proposal to write short critical essays around the themes of the course.
At the end of the course, the student should show an ability to communicate what has been learned with adequate vocabulary and in a logically satisfactory manner. The development of this ability will be fostered by stimulating the active participation of students in the lectures (collective moments of discussion, periodic verification of the results of the learning process).

A good knowledge of Italian literary history and possession of the skills necessary for the analysis of literary text and its historical and cultural contexts are required.

Manzoni the historian and moralist

The course is structured according to a gradual approach to Manzoni's ethico-political reflection
Introductory lectures (12 hours). Issues of Manzonian biography, historical and cultural context
Monographic topic lectures (30 hrs.) Reading and commentary on historical and ethico-political manzonian writings

Manzoni historian ad moralist

A. Manzoni, Adelchi
A. Manzoni, Discorso sopra alcuni punti della storia longobardica in Italia
A. Manzoni, Osservazioni sulla morale cattolica
A Manzoni, La rivoluzione francese del 1789 e la rivoluzione italiana del 1859. Osservazioni comparative.
A Manzoni, Poesie (Trionfo della libertà, Aprile 1814, Il proclama di Rimini, Marzo 1821, Il Cinque maggio)
L. Danzi, Manzoni: Marzo 1821, Carocci
G. Bollati, L'invenzione dell'Italia moderna. Leopardi, Manzoni e altre imprese ideali prima dell'Unità, Bollati Boringhieri
N.B. All texts by Manzoni can be found on the Biblioteca italiana website (www.bibliotecaitaliana.it).
Other materials will be provided during the course

The course is seminar-based in nature. Alongside frontal/traditional lectures, the collaboration of outside scholars is planned in order to stimulate discussion and confrontation with teaching approaches different from or alternative to the main one. Student participation is encouraged through the drafting of short written reports, with an essayistic slant, on individual aspects of the course.

In view of the seminar nature of the course, attendance is strongly recommended

A grade of not less than 18/30 must be achieved to pass the exam.
The student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics covered, and that he/she is able to express/communicate them with adequate vocabulary and with respect to the proper forms of scientific discourse.
On the other hand, to achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, and be able to connect them in a logical and coherent manner.
Depending on the number of attendees, the lecturer reserves the right to schedule in-progress tests.

Interpretation and commentary (literary, stylistic, historical) of a Manzonian text from among those examined and discussed in class and included in the bibliography