32599 - Slavic Philology 1 (LM)

Learning outcomes

The course aims at providing students with basic notions of comparative grammar, which will allow them to recognize the main differences between east-slavic (Russian in particular), west-slavic (Polish) and south-slavic (Bulgarian) languages. The aim of the course is also to provide an accurate knowledge of slavic medieval history, within the broader context of european and mediterranean culture and civilization. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to read and comprehend short slavonic texts.

Course contents

1. Introduction: local redactions of Church Slavonic;

2. The Byzantine Empire and the Slavs in the medieval Balkans

3. The Euthymian reform of Church Slavonic and the Second South-Slavic Influence in Rus'

4. Sources for the history of the 14-th Century in Bulgaria

5. Textual criticism of the slavic gospels

Readings/Bibliography

- ALBERTI A., Ivan Aleksandăr (1331-1371). Splendore e tramonto del secondo impero bulgaro, FUP, Firenze 2010.

- MARTI R., Dal manoscritto alla letteratura: per una testologia del patrimonio scritto slavo, in Lo spazio letterario del medioevo. 3.III. Le culture slave, a cura di M. Capaldo, Salerno Ed., Roma 2006, pp. 671-703.

- PICCHIO R., Lo slavo ecclesiastico, in Idem, Letteratura della Slavia ortodossa, Dedalo, Bari 1991, pp. 103-143.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons; reading and analysis of texts; seminars.

Assessment methods

Oral exam on course subjects.

Teaching tools

During the classes audiovisual materials will be used.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Niero

See the website of Alberto Alberti