2014/2015

2015/2016

DM270

M-STO/01 ()

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES

LETTERE MODERNE

2°

6

36 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

FRANK THOMAS - 6 ECTS

"Tutorato" for students lacking basic school knowledge

- to acquire a basic knowledge of medieval history and its sources
- to approach the reading of original sources, textual critique and the linguistic problems raised by medieval texts
- to read critically studies on medieval history
- to become curious about medieval history
- to get insight in the most important historiographical works about the topic

The course will discuss the principal topics and problems of European history, by studying written and iconographic sources from the 5th to the 15th century. It is propaedeutic to the module B; its purpose is to give the students an understanding of the tools required for a critical reading of the Middle Ages: general contexts, languages, and tendencies of historiography.

- Lectures
- Common reading of sources presented in Powerpoint or in fotocopy (available on the platform KIRO)

Reading for students who will attend the class:
1. Notes from the lessons
2. M. Montanari, Storia medievale, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2002.
or G. Vitolo, Medioevo. I caratteri originali di un'età di transizione, Milano, Sansoni, 2000.


Reading for students who will NOT attend the class:
1. G. Vitolo, Medioevo. I caratteri originali di un’età di transizione, Milano, Sansoni, 2000.
2. P. Cammarosano, Guida allo studio della storia medievale, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2004.

Written test