Università Roma Tre

ype of exam: The exam will take place in written and oral form; during the course, it will be possible to carry out written and oral tests during the course to pass the exam; non-attending students are invited to contact the teacher to agree on ways that allow them to face the exam with an alternative path.

Course description: Even centuries after its first conception and overall reworking, the Orlando Furioso continues to remain a classic, as demonstrated by the celebrations for the anniversary of its first publication, in 1516. How can it become a classic and continue to stay it? What role has the force of desire and the passions that animate it played, understood both by national and international critics, especially feminists, and by the numerous reinterpretations of the poem in the contemporary age? How does the poem fit today in the complex of Ariosto's literary production, between opera and theater?
The course will address reinterpretations of the poem in terms of theatrical dramaturgy, from the famous staging of Ronconi to the more recent one of the Motus, making use of critical readings, even recent, useful for a contemporary placement of Ariosto's work.

Bibliografia:
- Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, in qualsiasi edizione purchè integrale;
- un'opera teatrale a scelta;
- una scelta delle rime ariostesche da effettuarsi concordandola con la docente
- Giuseppe Sangirardi, Ludovico Ariosto, Mondadori Education, 2006

Altro materiale sarà segnalato sulla bacheca della docente e fornito quando possibile in pdf o in altri formati volta per volta segnalati.