00381 - Romance Philology (B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will acquire knowledge of the romance languages and literatures of the Middle Ages and their formation, with particular regard to French and Occitan. The student will acquire the skills for adopting the instruments of textual criticism, in order to be aware of the transformations of texts and languages through the centuries.

Course contents

I. Linguistics

1. Romance languages in space and time

2. From Latin to the Romance languages

3. The Gallo-Romance domain: introduction to language history and to historical grammar

II. Textual criticism

1. The concept of tradition

2. The manuscript

3. Fundamentals of ecdotics

III. History of literature

1. Geography and history of Romance origins

2. A history by genres: lyric, epos, novel

3. The monuments of Gallo-Romance literature

IV. Troubadours

1. Manuscript tradition

2. Introduction to Troubadours’ lyric poetry

3. Jaufre Rudel: text analysis and translation practice

Readings/Bibliography

L. Leonardi - L. Minervini - E. Burgio, Filologia romanza. Critica del testo, linguistica, analisi letteraria, Milano, Mondadori Education, 2022.

Jaufre Rudel, L’amore di lontano. Edizione critica, con introduzione, note e glossario. A cura di G. Chiarini, Roma, Carocci, 2003 [and following reprints].

Further bibliographical details will be provided during the lectures.

Teaching methods

Lectures. Seminar sessions open to group discussion and in-depth study of the topics covered are planned.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Teaching tools

Several study materials (maps, reproductions of manuscripts, editions of texts, etc.) will be uploaded onto the Virtual platform.

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Borriero