32601 - Germanic Philology 2 (2nd cycle)

Learning outcomes

The student has already a deep knowledge of the Germanic Philology

Course contents

Brynhildr in the Poetic Edda, the Volsunga saga, and the Thidhreks saga af Bern. The content of this course contributes along with other courses to explore issues of «identity, difference and diversity».

Readings/Bibliography

ACKER, Paul, LARRINGTON, Carolyne, (ed.), 2013: Revisiting the Poetic Edda. Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend. New York: Routledge.

ANDERSSON, Theodore M., 1980: The Legend of Brynhild. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

BATTAGLIA Marco, 2014: Medioevo volgare germanico. Pisa: Pisa University Press: capp. 5° e 6°.

CLARK, David, 2012: Gender, Violence, and the Past in Edda and Saga. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

HAYMES, Edward R., (translated by), 1988: The Saga of Thidrek of Bern. New York: Garland Publishing.

HAYMES, Edward R., SAMPLES, Susann T., 1996: Heroic Legends of the North: An Introduction to the Nibelung and Dietrich Cycles. New York: Garland Publishing.

LUISELLI FADDA, Anna Maria, 2007: L'arte della filologia. Firenze. Franco Cesati Editore.

McTURK, Rory, (ed.), 2005: A companion to Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture. Malden. Blackwell Publishing (escluse le pagg. 27-81, 155-172, 190-222, 320-353).

MELI, Marcello, (a cura di): La Saga dei Volsunghi. A cura di —. Prefazione di Laura Mancinelli. Alessandria: Edizioni dell'Orso.

PULSIANO, Phillip, (ed.), 1993: Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia. New York. Garland Publishing: Eddic Meters, Eddic Poetry, Fornaldarsögur, Grípisspá, Reginsmál and Fáfnismál, Guðrúnarkviða I-III, Helreið Brynhildar, Oddrúnargrátr, Saga, Sigrdrífumál, Sigurðarkviða in skamma, Sigurðarkviðu Brot af, þiðreks saga af Bern, Vǫlsung-Niflung-Cycle.

MASTRELLI, Carlo Alberto, [a cura di], 1951: L'Edda. Carmi norreni. Introduzione, traduzione e commento di —. Prefazione di Raffaele Pettazzoni. Firenze: Sansoni: IX-CI, 143-221, 413-468.

oppure

SCARDIGLI, Piergiuseppe, (a cura di), 1982: Il canzoniere eddico. Traduzione dal norreno di Piergiuseppe Scardigli e Marcello Meli. Milano: Garzanti (III ed. 2012): Introduzione.: I-XXXVII, 182-284.

Teaching methods

Seminar and front lessons with help of internet tools

Assessment methods

You have to write a 10 pages long paper: you write it according to the rules of the final Laurea Magistrale work writing; footnotes are welcome and a critical final bibliography is needed. Spelling, morphological, syntactic, and semantic accuracy are required as well as, if possible, personal remarks. Your paper will be read and discussed with the other students during the college. At the oral examination you discuss with me on a subject you have investigated some weeks before after choosing it with me.

Teaching tools

Old Norse for Beginners: https://notendur.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/

Norse Links: http://www.oe.eclipse.co.uk/nom/norselinks.htm

Old Norse Online: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/eieol/norol-0-X.html

 

BARNES, Michael, 1999: A New Introduction to Old Norse. Part I. Grammar. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, University College London

oppure

NEDOMA, Robert, 2010: Kleine Grammatik des Altisländischen. Dritte, erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter

 

BATTAGLIA, Marco, 2013: I Germani. Genesi di una cultura europea. Roma: Carocci editore: 1-35, 59-306, 311-326, 341-345

Office hours

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