The course aims to provide specific tools for the approach to the study and analysis of Dante's works and of the 'Commedia'. Through the reading of a selection of Dante's works and the historical contextualization of the author, students will acquire a basic knowledge, from a historical-literary and linguistic point of view, of the peculiarities of Dante's production with hints on its reception.
Curriculum
scheda docente
materiale didattico
1. Zygmunt Baranski and Lino Pertile, Dante in Context, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015 (part 1, chapters 1,4,6; part 2, chapters 9,10,11,12; part 3, chapters 17,18,19,20)
2. Barbara Nolan, The “Vita Nuova”: Dante's Book of Revelation, in Dante Studies, 88 (1970), pp. 51-77 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40166070.pdf)
3. Larry Peterman, Reading the “Convivio”, in Dante Studies, 103 (1985), pp. 125-138 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40166410)
4. Zygmunt Baranski and Simon Gilson, The Cambridge Companion to Dante’s Commedia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
5. Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
6. Dante Alighieri, Convivio (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
7. Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy with Commento Baroliniano (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/)
Non-attending students must also study the following essays (in addition to those listed above):
1. Robert Hollander, “Vita Nuova”: Dante’s Perceptions of Beatrice, in Dante Studies, 92 (1974), pp. 1–18 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166219)
2. John A. Scott, The Unfinished “Convivio” as a Pathway to the “Comedy”, in Dante Studies, 113 (1995), pp. 31–56 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166505)
3. T. Barolini, The Undivine Comedy. Detheologizing Dante, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992.
Mutuazione: 20711435 Introduction to Dante in Lettere L-10 R Cipriani Giulia Maria
Programma
The required texts for the course Introduction to Dante are the following (for Dante’s works, any Italian or English edition is acceptable. During the course, selected passages from Dante’s works will be read and discussed in Italian):1. Zygmunt Baranski and Lino Pertile, Dante in Context, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015 (part 1, chapters 1,4,6; part 2, chapters 9,10,11,12; part 3, chapters 17,18,19,20)
2. Barbara Nolan, The “Vita Nuova”: Dante's Book of Revelation, in Dante Studies, 88 (1970), pp. 51-77 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40166070.pdf)
3. Larry Peterman, Reading the “Convivio”, in Dante Studies, 103 (1985), pp. 125-138 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40166410)
4. Zygmunt Baranski and Simon Gilson, The Cambridge Companion to Dante’s Commedia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
5. Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
6. Dante Alighieri, Convivio (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
7. Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy with Commento Baroliniano (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/)
Non-attending students must also study the following essays (in addition to those listed above):
1. Robert Hollander, “Vita Nuova”: Dante’s Perceptions of Beatrice, in Dante Studies, 92 (1974), pp. 1–18 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166219)
2. John A. Scott, The Unfinished “Convivio” as a Pathway to the “Comedy”, in Dante Studies, 113 (1995), pp. 31–56 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166505)
3. T. Barolini, The Undivine Comedy. Detheologizing Dante, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992.
Modalità Frequenza
Regular attendance of the course is recommended.Modalità Valutazione
The exam is an individual oral interview lasting 15–20 minutes either in Italian or English. The exam is divided into two parts: first, general questions on Dante’s life and works, historical period, and cultural background; second, text commentary on a passage studied in class.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
1. Zygmunt Baranski and Lino Pertile, Dante in Context, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015 (part 1, chapters 1,4,6; part 2, chapters 9,10,11,12; part 3, chapters 17,18,19,20)
2. Barbara Nolan, The “Vita Nuova”: Dante's Book of Revelation, in Dante Studies, 88 (1970), pp. 51-77 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40166070.pdf)
3. Larry Peterman, Reading the “Convivio”, in Dante Studies, 103 (1985), pp. 125-138 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40166410)
4. Zygmunt Baranski and Simon Gilson, The Cambridge Companion to Dante’s Commedia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
5. Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
6. Dante Alighieri, Convivio (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
7. Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy with Commento Baroliniano (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/)
Non-attending students must also study the following essays (in addition to those listed above):
1. Robert Hollander, “Vita Nuova”: Dante’s Perceptions of Beatrice, in Dante Studies, 92 (1974), pp. 1–18 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166219)
2. John A. Scott, The Unfinished “Convivio” as a Pathway to the “Comedy”, in Dante Studies, 113 (1995), pp. 31–56 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166505)
3. T. Barolini, The Undivine Comedy. Detheologizing Dante, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992.
Programma
The required texts for the course Introduction to Dante are the following (for Dante’s works, any Italian or English edition is acceptable. During the course, selected passages from Dante’s works will be read and discussed in Italian):1. Zygmunt Baranski and Lino Pertile, Dante in Context, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015 (part 1, chapters 1,4,6; part 2, chapters 9,10,11,12; part 3, chapters 17,18,19,20)
2. Barbara Nolan, The “Vita Nuova”: Dante's Book of Revelation, in Dante Studies, 88 (1970), pp. 51-77 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/40166070.pdf)
3. Larry Peterman, Reading the “Convivio”, in Dante Studies, 103 (1985), pp. 125-138 (available here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40166410)
4. Zygmunt Baranski and Simon Gilson, The Cambridge Companion to Dante’s Commedia, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
5. Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
6. Dante Alighieri, Convivio (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/text/library/)
7. Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy with Commento Baroliniano (available here: https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/)
Non-attending students must also study the following essays (in addition to those listed above):
1. Robert Hollander, “Vita Nuova”: Dante’s Perceptions of Beatrice, in Dante Studies, 92 (1974), pp. 1–18 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166219)
2. John A. Scott, The Unfinished “Convivio” as a Pathway to the “Comedy”, in Dante Studies, 113 (1995), pp. 31–56 (available here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40166505)
3. T. Barolini, The Undivine Comedy. Detheologizing Dante, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992.
Modalità Frequenza
Regular attendance of the course is recommended.Modalità Valutazione
The exam is an individual oral interview lasting 15–20 minutes either in Italian or English. The exam is divided into two parts: first, general questions on Dante’s life and works, historical period, and cultural background; second, text commentary on a passage studied in class.