Unit MEDIEVAL LATIN LITERATURE
- Course
- Humanities
- Study-unit Code
- GP000140
- Curriculum
- Classico
- Teacher
- Patrizia Stoppacci
- Teachers
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- Patrizia Stoppacci
- Hours
- 36 ore - Patrizia Stoppacci
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Sector
- L-FIL-LET/08
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- COURSE TITLE.
Medieval Latin Literature from the 6th to the 14th century.
CONTENTS.
- Knowledge of the essential lines of the history of Medieval Latin Literature, focusing on its developments from the 6th century to the beginning of the 14th century (ca. 1321).
- Knowledge of the most important literary genres of the Middle Ages and their diachronic development.
- Knowledge of the authors and literary works that founded the Latin Middle Ages.
- Knowledge of the main Latin medieval literary works produced by women writers of the Middle Ages.
COURSE STRUCTURE. The course is divided into 72 hours. The course will be dedicated to the study of "Medieval Latin Literature" in its diachronic and synchronic developments, from the 6th century to the late 14th century, as well as its most widespread literary genres and its major authors (including anepigraphic works). Particular attention will be devoted to female figures and women writers of the Latin Middle Ages, focusing on texts and contexts. - Reference texts
- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- Edoardo D’Angelo, Storia della letteratura mediolatina, Montella, Accademia Vivarium Novum, 2004, pp. 15-73 (on Unistudium).
- Edoardo D’Angelo, La letteratura latina medievale. Una storia per generi, Roma, Viella, 2009, pp. 17-74 (on Unistudium).
- Severino Boezio, La consolazione della filosofia, Torino, Einaudi, 2023 (or other edition).
- Medioevo al femminile, a cura di Ferruccio Bertini, Bari, Laterza, 2018 (or subsequent reprints).
These materials will be made available on the UNISTUDIUM platform. Other bibliographic references will be done during the course, based on development of the program and its possible in-depth studies.
READINGS FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS. Non-attending students must consult the teacher during office hours at the beginning of the course and in any case before starting to study the program to agree on the details and the supplementary and replacement bibliography (see on the page http://www.unipg.it/pagina-personale?n=patrizia.stoppacci). - Educational objectives
- The course introduces students to the history of the Medieval Latin Literature in the broadest sense. Since the topic is not taught in secondary schools, attending it will allow students to approach completely new authors and texts. The students are confronted with complex political, cultural and social phenomena in their interrelationships, and at the same time are called upon to understand phenomena, structures and dynamics in their cultural specificity.
KNOWLEDGE.
- Outlines of the history of medieval Latin literature in the historical reference framework (with periodization from the 6th century to the 14th century).
- Understanding of the cultural characteristics of the Latin Middle Ages, in their local and temporal variety, with particular attention paid to their relationship with classical Antiquity, biblical-Christian and barbaric culture.
- Review of the main literary genres, which will be examined in their historical evolution through the presentation of a selection of authors or anonymous works.
- Review of the major authors of the high and late Middle Ages, who with their works contributed to shaping the culture of the Latin West.
SKILLS. The course contributes to the development of communication skills, the application of one's knowledge and the refinement of learning practices:
- Use of an appropriate vocabulary and concepts necessary to describe the phenomena of the Medieval latin literature.
- Ability to understand and reflect on the complexity of the historical and cultural phenomena examined, with depth appropriate to the maturity of a university student and within the limits set by a general knowledge of them.
- Ability to express - when necessary - the problematic and hypothetical nature of the proposed reconstructions.
- Acquire sensitivity to authors and works that are an expression of historical thought and forms of narrative construction.
- Introduction to the use of basic bibliographic tools, but also IT tools (“Medioevo Latino” and “Mirabile”), for the study of Medieval Latin Literature. - Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge: Latin language and literature and Medieval history.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures. Reading sources and documents in Italian translation.
For the 2023/2024 academic year, the University of Perugia has admitted 11 categories of students to distance learning. Students who may be interested are invited to check the possibility of attending lectures in DAD on the website Procedura DAD - Università degli Studi di Perugia (unipg.it)
Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it) - Other information
- ATTENDANCE. Attendance checked by roll call. Supplementary readings are imposed to students who attend less than 60% of lessons. Attendance by working students is not checked.
READINGS FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS. Non-attending students must consult the teacher during office hours at the beginning of the course and in any case before starting to study the program to agree on the details and the supplementary or replacement bibliography (see on the page http://www.unipg.it/pagina-personale?n=patrizia.stoppacci).
WRITTEN ESSAY. To acquire 3 CFU in the area of ¿¿"Further knowledge" it is possible to write an essay (10-12 pages) on a topic covered in class, previously agreed with the teacher. For this purpose, a specific seminar will be organised, focusing on the following topics: choice of subject, bibliographical repertoires, bibliographic guidelines, writing methods, correct use of notes.
THESIS REQUEST. The thesis must be requested at least six months before the discussion. Medieval history and Latin language and literature are required as basic knowledge. Writing the essay requires students to scrupulously respect the delivery calendar provided by the teacher. The thesis must be ready at least three weeks before uploading to the SOL to allow the supervisor to correct it in adequate time. - Learning verification modality
- FINAL EXAMINATION. The course is not divided into modules, but will be held with thematic continuity for its entire duration. Therefore, no intermediate exams are planned: the examination will be taken in a single session.
The final examination consists of an oral interview at the end of the course. The test typically takes 30-40 minutes.
- Test of knowledge: the text conforms the syllabus and the specific requirements of the different courses, the CFUs that each student intends to obtain, and the relevant recommended reading.
- Evidence of competence: ability to express oneself orally, in particular with regard to the concepts necessary for the description of social, political and cultural institutions and phenomena and of historical development; ability to express complex concepts and hypotheses and to organize information in a hierarchical, logical and synthetic manner.
The assessment will take into account the breadth and depth of knowledge, the ability to express oneself at a conceptual and argumentative level, the logical rigor and personal character of the exposition, the knowledge of the Greek of the passages examined and the ability to contextualize and comment on them.
Students with disabilities and/or DSA, who have been duly recognized by the SOL and have obtained access to the University's services, may, for the purpose of taking exams, make use of the compensatory aids, assistive devices and inclusive technologies provided for by the regulations, to be requested and agreed with the teacher well in advance of the exams. For further information, please visit https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Departmental Officer for Disability and DSA (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- The course aims to provide students with an overview of the history of Medieval Latin Literature produced between the early and late Middle Ages (with periodization from the 6th to the beginning of the 14th century), a review of the main literary genres in their evolution and a selection of the most representative authors: Boethius, Cassiodorus, Gregorius Magnus, Isidorus Hispalensis, Gregorius Turonensis, Beda, Paulus Diaconus, Alcuinus, Einhardus, Walafridus Strabo, Ratherius Veronensis, Liutprandus Cremonensis, Gerbertus Aureliacensis, Radulphus Glaber, Carmina Burana, Liber Sancti Iacobi, Salimbene de Adam, John of Plano Carpini. Particular attention will be devoted to women writers of Late Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages, including Egeria, the author of the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis, Baudonivia, Hugeburc of Heidenheim, Dhuoda, Trotula de Ruggiero, Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim, Heloise, Hildegard of Bingen, Herrad of Landsberg, Clare of Assisi, as well as the female mystics and intellectuals of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, such as Catherine of Siena and Christine de Pizan. The course will be complemented by the close reading and critical discussion of a selection of significant passages from their works.
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