Unit MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE
- Course
- Italian, classical studies and european history
- Study-unit Code
- A003213
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Patrizia Stoppacci
- Teachers
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- Patrizia Stoppacci
- Hours
- 36 ore - Patrizia Stoppacci
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- L-FIL-LET/08
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Carlo Magno, “Rex, pater Europae”
- Reference texts
- - Eginardo, “Vita Karoli”. Personalità e imprese di un re gradissimo e di meritatissima fama, a cura di Paolo CHIESA, Firenze, Sismel, 2014 [tutto]
- Il secolo di Carlo Magno. Istituzioni, letterature e cultura del tempo carolingio, a cura di Ileana PAGANI - Francesco SANTI, Firenze, Sismel, 2016 [solo i quattro saggi di A. Paravicini Bagliani, F. Stella, I. Pagani, C. Bottiglieri].
- P. STOPPACCI, Einhardus, in TE.TRA: La trasmissione dei testi latini del Medioevo. Medieval Latin Texts and their Transmission. IV, a cura di P. CHIESA – L. CASTALDI, Firenze 2012 (Millennio Medievale, 94; Strumenti e studi, 32), pp. 224-48. - Educational objectives
- An adequate knowledge of the Medieval Latin literature in carolingian age (sec. IX).
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of “Latin Literature” and “Medieval history”. Useful: knowledge of “Medieval history” and “Latin paleography”.
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons on the subjects examines by the program. Some seminars will be held at the end of the course to discuss the most significant historiographic issues concerning the carolingian literature.
- Other information
- Non-attending students will have to consult the teacher at the beginning of the course and before starting the study of the program (see the reception hours in the web-page http://www.unipg.it/pagina-personale?n=patrizia.stoppacci).
- Learning verification modality
- Oral examination in annual sessions to verify the program on the topics of the two modules. The purpose of the test is to verify the knowledge gained during the course, evaluate the critical skills and the ability to expose the main topics discussed.
- Extended program
- The course will be dedicated to the historical figure of Charlemagne ("pater Europae") and to the complete reading of the "Life of Charlemagne" by Einhard of Fulda, the first early medieval biography dedicated to a Christian sovereign. Ample space will be dedicated to other epic or biographical works of Carolingian interest: the "Karolus Magnus et Leo papa", the biographies of Notkero the Stutterer and of the Poet Saxon, the "Visio Wettini" by Walafrido Strabo, the "Historia Turpini", as well as to texts of prophetic, visionary and odeporic content concerning Charlemagne and his legend.
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