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Reading Matteo Maria Boiardo's Inamoramento de Orlando The course aims to introduce students to the reading and understanding of Matteo Maria Boiardo's chivalric poem Inamoramento de Orlando, paying particular attention to the genesis and structure of the work, the historical and cultural context and literary tradition in which it is set, its relationship with other works by the same author (in particular Amorum libri tres) and its reception. The course consists of 42 hours of lessons (for a total of 6 CFU) and includes an analysis of the following topics: - introduction to chivalric poetry; - life and works of Matteo Maria Boiardo; - reading and analysis of Inamoramento de Orlando.

Excellent knowledge of the Italian language. Excellent knowledge of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and of the main metrical and rhetorical structures.

The final bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course. - M.M. Boiardo, Orlando innamorato/L'inamoramento de Orlando, a cura di A. Canova, Milano, BUR: cantos that should be read and known: book I, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29; book II, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31; book III, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9; - Marco Villoresi, La letteratura cavalleresca. Dai cicli medievali all'Ariosto, Roma, Carocci, 2000; - T. Zanato, Boiardo, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2015; - Anthology of texts available on Moodle (Letteratura italiana. Forme e percorsi - Matteo Maria Boiardo - Francesco Lucioli).

Attendance is strongly recommended.

At the end of the course, students will take an oral examination, which will consist of discussing the topics and analyzing the texts in the syllabus according to the stated objectives. A grade of not less than 18/30 is required to pass the exam.

- C. Dionisotti, Boiardo e altri studi cavallereschi, a cura di G. Anceschi e A. Tissoni Benvenuti, Novara, Interlinea, 2003; - Gli Amorum libri e la lirica del Quattrocento, con altri studi boiardeschi, a cura di A. Tissoni Benvenuti, Novara, Interlinea, 2003; - R. Alhaique Pettinelli, Forme e percorsi dei romanzi di cavalleria da Boiardo a Brusantino, Roma, Bulzoni, 2004; - M. Santagata, I due cominciamenti della lirica italiana, Pisa, ETS, 2006; - M. Praloran, Le lingue del racconto. Studi su Boiardo e Ariosto, Roma, Bulzoni, 2009; - M. Santagata, Pastorale modenese. Boiardo, i poeti e la lotta politica, Bologna, Il mulino, 2016; - J.A. Cavallo, Il mondo oltre l'Europa nei poemi di Boiardo e Ariosto, traduzione di C. Confalonieri, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2017 (ed. orig. The World beyond Europe in the Romance Epics of Boiardo and Ariosto, Toronto, Toronto University Press, 2013); - R. Galbiati, Il romanzo e la corte. L'Inamoramento de Orlando di Boiardo, Roma, Carocci, 2018; - Boiardo, a cura di Jo Ann Cavallo e Corrado Confalonieri, Milano, Unicopli, 2018; - G. Rizzarelli, Per figuras. Strategie narrative e rappresentative nei poemi di Boiardo e Ariosto, Lucca, Pacini Fazzi, 2022; - R. Galbiati, Inventarsi Ruggiero. Genealogie estensi, Roma, Carocci, 2024. - Lettura dell'Inamoramento de Orlando, libro I, a cura di E. Brilli, E. Menetti, G. Rizzarelli, Novara, Interlinea, 2026.

The course consists of 42 hours of face-to-face lectures (for a total of 6 CFU).

Reading Matteo Maria Boiardo's Inamoramento de Orlando The course aims to introduce students to the reading and understanding of Matteo Maria Boiardo's chivalric poem Inamoramento de Orlando, paying particular attention to the genesis and structure of the work, the historical and cultural context and literary tradition in which it is set, its relationship with other works by the same author (in particular Amorum libri tres) and its reception. The course consists of 42 hours of lessons (for a total of 6 CFU) and includes an analysis of the following topics: - introduction to chivalric poetry; - life and works of Matteo Maria Boiardo; - reading and analysis of Inamoramento de Orlando.

Excellent knowledge of the Italian language. Excellent knowledge of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and of the main metrical and rhetorical structures.

The final bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course. - M.M. Boiardo, Orlando innamorato/L'inamoramento de Orlando, a cura di A. Canova, Milano, BUR: cantos that should be read and known: book I, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29; book II, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31; book III, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9; - Marco Villoresi, La letteratura cavalleresca. Dai cicli medievali all'Ariosto, Roma, Carocci, 2000; - T. Zanato, Boiardo, Roma, Salerno editrice, 2015; - Anthology of texts available on Moodle (Letteratura italiana. Forme e percorsi - Matteo Maria Boiardo - Francesco Lucioli).

Attendance is strongly recommended.

At the end of the course, students will take an oral examination, which will consist of discussing the topics and analyzing the texts in the syllabus according to the stated objectives. A grade of not less than 18/30 is required to pass the exam.

- C. Dionisotti, Boiardo e altri studi cavallereschi, a cura di G. Anceschi e A. Tissoni Benvenuti, Novara, Interlinea, 2003; - Gli Amorum libri e la lirica del Quattrocento, con altri studi boiardeschi, a cura di A. Tissoni Benvenuti, Novara, Interlinea, 2003; - R. Alhaique Pettinelli, Forme e percorsi dei romanzi di cavalleria da Boiardo a Brusantino, Roma, Bulzoni, 2004; - M. Santagata, I due cominciamenti della lirica italiana, Pisa, ETS, 2006; - M. Praloran, Le lingue del racconto. Studi su Boiardo e Ariosto, Roma, Bulzoni, 2009; - M. Santagata, Pastorale modenese. Boiardo, i poeti e la lotta politica, Bologna, Il mulino, 2016; - J.A. Cavallo, Il mondo oltre l'Europa nei poemi di Boiardo e Ariosto, traduzione di C. Confalonieri, Milano, Bruno Mondadori, 2017 (ed. orig. The World beyond Europe in the Romance Epics of Boiardo and Ariosto, Toronto, Toronto University Press, 2013); - R. Galbiati, Il romanzo e la corte. L'Inamoramento de Orlando di Boiardo, Roma, Carocci, 2018; - Boiardo, a cura di Jo Ann Cavallo e Corrado Confalonieri, Milano, Unicopli, 2018; - G. Rizzarelli, Per figuras. Strategie narrative e rappresentative nei poemi di Boiardo e Ariosto, Lucca, Pacini Fazzi, 2022; - R. Galbiati, Inventarsi Ruggiero. Genealogie estensi, Roma, Carocci, 2024. - Lettura dell'Inamoramento de Orlando, libro I, a cura di E. Brilli, E. Menetti, G. Rizzarelli, Novara, Interlinea, 2026.

The course consists of 42 hours of face-to-face lectures (for a total of 6 CFU).

Reading Baldassarre Castiglione's 'Libro del Cortegiano' (1528) The course (42 hours, 6 CFU) will focus on the analysis of one of the most representative texts of the Renaissance tradition, Baldassarre Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier, exploring key themes such as, for example, the representation of the court, the requirements for the ideal courtier and palace woman, the question of nobility, the debate on the superiority of arms and letters, the 'civil conversation', the dignity of women, the relationship of the courtier with the prince and, more generally, with political power.

Excellent knowledge of the Italian language. Excellent knowledge of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

- B. Castiglione, Il libro del Cortegiano (any annotated edition is acceptable, but not the rewriting in modern Italian by A. Busi and C. Covito for the publisher Rizzoli, except as additional support while reading the original text; among the editions currently on the market, we recommend the one edited by W. Barberis, Turin, Einaudi, 2017). - Secondary bibliography relating to the topic chosen by the student for his/her small research.

Attendance is strongly recommended.

The student must agree with the teacher on a topic related to Castiglione's ‘The Book of the Courtier’ on which to conduct a small research. The oral examination will focus on the presentation of this research, also answering any questions the teacher may have on the topic.

The course consists of 42 hours of face-to-face lectures (for a total of 6 credits).

Reading Baldassarre Castiglione's 'Libro del Cortegiano' (1528) The course (42 hours, 6 CFU) will focus on the analysis of one of the most representative texts of the Renaissance tradition, Baldassarre Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier, exploring key themes such as, for example, the representation of the court, the requirements for the ideal courtier and palace woman, the question of nobility, the debate on the superiority of arms and letters, the 'civil conversation', the dignity of women, the relationship of the courtier with the prince and, more generally, with political power.

Excellent knowledge of the Italian language. Excellent knowledge of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

- B. Castiglione, Il libro del Cortegiano (any annotated edition is acceptable, but not the rewriting in modern Italian by A. Busi and C. Covito for the publisher Rizzoli, except as additional support while reading the original text; among the editions currently on the market, we recommend the one edited by W. Barberis, Turin, Einaudi, 2017). - Secondary bibliography relating to the topic chosen by the student for his/her small research.

Attendance is strongly recommended.

The student must agree with the teacher on a topic related to Castiglione's ‘The Book of the Courtier’ on which to conduct a small research. The oral examination will focus on the presentation of this research, also answering any questions the teacher may have on the topic.

The course consists of 42 hours of face-to-face lectures (for a total of 6 credits).