Università Roma Tre

The course traces the development of the Romance languages and literatures.
In the first part of the course students will be introduced to the basics of Romance Philology, comparative linguistics and textual analysis. The main focus will be on the evolution from Latin to Romance languages, with reference to the historical and cultural context.
In the second part of the course, students will be introduced to literary texts produced especially in France between XI and XIII centuries, with reference to the cultural panorama of medieval Europe. The analysis will highlight the rhetorical and thematic features of different genres (lyric, epic and romance) and show the presence of early literary themes and motifs in modern and contemporary literature.

A. Vàrvaro, *Linguistica romanza. Corso introduttivo. Seconda edizione*, Liguori, Napoli, 2001 [all editions]
F. Brugnolo, R. Capelli, *Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali. Nuova edizione*, Carocci, Roma, 2011 [all editions]; 1-34 (§ 1-2); 46-139 (§§; 5-8); 223-272 (§§ 1-4); 285-309 (§§1-4); 323-332 (§ 1); 367-382 (§§ 5-6); 407-420 (§§1-2).
An anthology of text and essays discussed in class collected by the teacher.

Non-attending students, are invited to contact the professor to define a specific program, which must include:
A. Vàrvaro, *Il latino e la formazione delle lingue romanze*, Bologna, il Mulino, 2014
M.L. Meneghetti, *Le origini delle letterature medievali romanze*, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1997 [all editions], , pp. 3-132 (not §4.3); 141-144 (not §4.4.2); 153-160 (not §5.3); 195-204 (not §6.2.2)
A. Stussi, *Breve avviamento alla filologia italiana*, Bologna, il Mulino, 2002 [all editions], pp. 11-28; 61-87