Modern Philology

Brunetto Latini’s Tresor in the context of Italian literature of the 13th Century.

Basic knowledge of linguistics and literary history about medieval romance literatures and of the main problems of methods posed by the field of study. Knowledge of the tools of linguistic, literary and philological analysis and at least minimal skills for autonomous intervention on medieval texts of various kinds and traditions. Instrumental knowledge of the main vehicular languages for the use of scientific bibliography.

1) TESTI : Brunetto Latini, Li livres dou trésor (1267). Édition critique par Francis J. Carmody, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948 (digital copy); Brunetto Latini, Poesie, a c. di S. Carrai, Einaudi; other textes ed. by the the theachers. 2) LITERARY HISTORY: chapters on the literature in the Tuscany of 13th century in a good school manual; A scuola con ser Brunetto. Indagini sulla ricezione di Brunetto Latini dal Medioevo al Rinascimento. Atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Università di Basilea, 8-10 giugno 2006, a cura di Irene Maffia Scariati, Firenze, Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2008; 3) CRITICISM: anthology of critical texts edited by the lecturer, available online 4) LINGUA : an Old-French grammar, at choice, as a reference tool.

The course will be seminar-based and as a whole (12 CFU) will last the whole year. The first semester will be devoted to the overall presentation of Brunetto Latini's work and the Trésor in particular. In the second semester, in-depth studies will be developed on some sections of the Trésor and on the Tesoretto. The active participation of students will be encouraged. Attendance is therefore strictly compulsory; those who are unable to attend but are nevertheless interested in the contents or intend to sit the exam in any case are invited to contact Prof. Asperti for indications or for an alternative program.

Oral Exam: A linguistic, philological, and literary commentary on some of the texts taken during the course. During the year students will be required to prepare an oral public delivery on an assigned theme. In particular, it will be evaluated the student's ability to take into account the texts and themes examined (for literary and historical-literary, philological and linguistic aspects), and to place them in a correct perspective also in relation to current trends in criticism and in literary historiography.

The course is directed to graduate students of master's degree courses who already possess basic notions of Romance philology; it is essential to attend classes regularly, with active participation in the development of the course, which will last one year (it is otherwise preferable to refer to the program for non-attending students or to contact the teacher for an alternative). Reading the mss. requires the knowledge of elementary principles of paleography or the willingness to acquire them.

Brunetto Latini’s Tresor in the context of Italian literature of the 13th Century.

Basic knowledge of linguistics and literary history about medieval romance literatures and of the main problems of methods posed by the field of study. Knowledge of the tools of linguistic, literary and philological analysis and at least minimal skills for autonomous intervention on medieval texts of various kinds and traditions. Instrumental knowledge of the main vehicular languages for the use of scientific bibliography.

1) TESTI : Brunetto Latini, Li livres dou trésor (1267). Édition critique par Francis J. Carmody, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948 (digital copy); Brunetto Latini, Poesie, a c. di S. Carrai, Einaudi; other textes ed. by the the theachers. 2) LITERARY HISTORY: chapters on the literature in the Tuscany of 13th century in a good school manual; A scuola con ser Brunetto. Indagini sulla ricezione di Brunetto Latini dal Medioevo al Rinascimento. Atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Università di Basilea, 8-10 giugno 2006, a cura di Irene Maffia Scariati, Firenze, Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2008; 3) CRITICISM: anthology of critical texts edited by the lecturer, available online 4) LINGUA : an Old-French grammar, at choice, as a reference tool.

The course will be seminar-based and as a whole (12 CFU) will last the whole year. The first semester will be devoted to the overall presentation of Brunetto Latini's work and the Trésor in particular. In the second semester, in-depth studies will be developed on some sections of the Trésor and on the Tesoretto. The active participation of students will be encouraged. Attendance is therefore strictly compulsory; those who are unable to attend but are nevertheless interested in the contents or intend to sit the exam in any case are invited to contact Prof. Asperti for indications or for an alternative program.

Oral Exam: A linguistic, philological, and literary commentary on some of the texts taken during the course. During the year students will be required to prepare an oral public delivery on an assigned theme. In particular, it will be evaluated the student's ability to take into account the texts and themes examined (for literary and historical-literary, philological and linguistic aspects), and to place them in a correct perspective also in relation to current trends in criticism and in literary historiography.

The course is directed to graduate students of master's degree courses who already possess basic notions of Romance philology; it is essential to attend classes regularly, with active participation in the development of the course, which will last one year (it is otherwise preferable to refer to the program for non-attending students or to contact the teacher for an alternative). Reading the mss. requires the knowledge of elementary principles of paleography or the willingness to acquire them.