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.

Lecture notes edited by the teacher.
F. Brugnolo, R. Capelli, *Profilo delle letterature romanze medievali. Nuova edizione*, Carocci, Roma, 2011 [all editions]; pp. 1-34 (§ 1.1-1.2); 46-139 (§§; 1.5-1.8); 223-272 (§§ 2.1-2.4); 285-309 (§§ 2.1-2.4); 323-332 (§ 4.1); 367-382 (§§ 4.5-4.6); 407-420 (§§ 6.1-6.2).

Non-attending students, are invited to contact the professor at least 3 month prior the exam to define a specific program, which must include:
A. Vàrvaro, Linguistica romanza. Corso introduttivo. Seconda edizione, Liguori, Napoli, 2001 (the following chapters must not be studied: 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18; 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34)

One of the following:
Au. Roncaglia, *Le origini della lingua e della letteratura italiana*, Torino, UTET, 2006, pp. 1-155.
M.L. Meneghetti, *Le origini delle letterature medievali romanze*, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1997 [all editions], pp. 3-132.