2015/2016

2015/2016

DM270

L-FIL-LET/15 (GERMANIC PHILOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

LITERATURES OF EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS

PERCORSO COMUNE

1°

1st semester (21/09/2015 - 23/12/2015)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

FRANCINI MARUSCA (titolare) - 12 ECTS

A knowledge of general linguistics is required

The course aims at the acquisition of a basic knowledge of Germanic linguistics and of history and culture of the Germanic world. Besides, in the second part of the course, Germanic literary texts will be analyzed, from a linguistic, a philological and a literary point of view.

Part I (a)
The course aims at the acquisition of a basic knowledge of Germanic linguistics and medieval Germanic history and culture. As for linguistics, aspects of the phonetics of the Germanic languages will be studied; the student will be grounded in the historical and comparative study of these languages. As for morphology, the verb system and the classes of the strong verbs will be studied. As for the historical and cultural part, the various areas of the Germanic world will be introduced (Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Old German, Scandinavian).

Part II (b)
The theme of creation in the Germanic medieval literatures will be investigated. The Old English "Caedmon's Hymn" and the "Song of Creation" in "Beowulf", the Old High German "Wessobrunner Gebet" and the Old Norse "Voluspa" will be read and translated. Language, style, historical and cultural background of the texts will be analyzed.

Lectures

I part (a)
-L- Lenaz (a c. di), "Tacito. La vita di Agricola. La Germania", Milano, Rizzoli, 1999, pp. 193-197; 207-225; 277-279 (Latin text excluded)
-M. V. Molinari, "La filologia germanica", Bologna, Zanichelli, 1987, pp. 5-48; 77-82; 87-108; 118-135; 151-160; 167-181.
-M. G. Saibene/M. Buzzoni, "Manuale di linguistica germanica", Bologna, Cisalpino-Monduzzi, 2006, pp. 3-27; 35-71; 75-100; 107-113; 115-122; 127-132;134-154;169-172;269-285.

In addition for students who cannot attend the lessons:
-M. Battagla, "Lineamenti di storia delle letterature germaniche medievali", Pisa, Il Campano, 2013.

II part (b
) L. Koch, "Beowulf", Torino, Einaudi, 1992 (rist. 2000), pp. VII-XXXIV; M. Meli, "Voluspa: un'apocalisse norrena", Roma, Carocci, 2008, pp. 16-40; 53-76. D. P. O'Donnell, "Caedmon's Hymn. A Multi-Media Study, edition a nd Archive", Cambridge, Brewer, 2005, pp. 1-8; 47-59; 60; 63-79; 98-102; 116-118, H. Poernbacher, "Das Wessobrunner Gebet", Lindenberg, Kunstverlag Fink, 2001.
For students studying English as the first language:
-S. B. Greenfiled, D. G. Calder, "A New Critical History of Old English Literature", New York, New York University Press, 1986 (2. ed.), pp.122-133; 206-226.

For those studying German as the first language:
-L. Mancinelli, "Da Carlomagno a Lutero. La letterature tedesca medievale", Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 1996, pp.13-54.

Students who cannot attend must add the following:
B. Murdoch & M. read, "Germanic Literature and Culture", Rochester, Camden House, 2004, pp. 73-101; 171-261.

There will be an oral examination and for the part concerning Germanic linguistics there will be the possibility of a written test (for attenders only).

There will be an oral examination and for the part concerning Germanic linguistics there will be the possibility of a written test (for attenders only).