Medieval History
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the broad outlines of medieval history, as well as the tools necessary to understand the main political, economic, social and religious elements visible during the centuries of the late ancient age to the early Renaissance.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have acquired the knowledge of the political-institutional, socio-economic and cultural development of Medieval history, from 5th to the 15th centuries. They shall also be able to place the most representative events and figures in their chronological and geographical contexts. The student will be able to use language tools (language properties, correct specific lexicon) to express, in a clear and effective form, concepts of a political, institutional, economic, and religious nature; they will be able to read critically historiographical works and use the main tools, including digital tools, for the research and analysis of sources. These skills will be acquired through a direct and continuous meeting with the instructor in the classroom. The discussion around the proposed sources will be an essential moment of critical reflection and methodological learning. Participation in meetings and seminars organized within the Department of Historical Studies will also be of great importance. Students opting not to attend the lessons will be able to make use of the educational tools provided by the instructor on Ariel, deepen their knowledge of main topics through special readings with the agreement with the instructor, and of course contact the instructor either by e-mail and during office hours
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
A- L II sem
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Europe and the world in the Middle Ages
Module 1: Medieval History
Module 2: Medieval History: sources and methods
Module 3: Europe and the world in the Middle Ages
Module 1: Medieval History
Module 2: Medieval History: sources and methods
Module 3: Europe and the world in the Middle Ages
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella,
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci ed.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2, 3)
- Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
- Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella,
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci ed.
- And one of the following volumes
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
C. Azzara, A. Rapetti, La chiesa nel Medioevo, Bologna, Il Mulino
S. Gasparri, C. La Rocca, Tempi barbarici. L'Europa occidentale tra antichità e medioevo (300-900), Roma, Carocci
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
G. Pinto, Il lavoro, la poverta, l'assistenza. Ricerche sulla società medievale, Roma, Viella
J. Verger, Gli uomini di cultura nel Medioevo, Torino, Einaudi
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of: P. Grillo, Le porte del mondo, Milano, Mondadori
And one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
P. Grillo, Nascita di una cattedrale. Le origini del Duomo di Milano, Milano, Mondadori
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of: P. Grillo, Le porte del mondo, Milano, Mondadori
- One of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
P. Grillo, Nascita di una cattedrale. Le origini del Duomo di Milano, Milano, Mondadori
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella
- And one of the following volumes:
C. Azzara, A. Rapetti, La chiesa nel Medioevo, Bologna, Il Mulino
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
S. Gasparri, C. La Rocca, Tempi barbarici. L'Europa occidentale tra antichità e medioevo (300-900), Roma, Carocci
P. Grillo, Le guerre del Barbarossa. I comuni contro l'imperatore, Roma-Bari, Laterza
J. Verger, Gli uomini di cultura nel Medioevo, Torino, Einaudi
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Roma, Carocci
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella,
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci ed.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2, 3)
- Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
- Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella,
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci ed.
- And one of the following volumes
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
C. Azzara, A. Rapetti, La chiesa nel Medioevo, Bologna, Il Mulino
S. Gasparri, C. La Rocca, Tempi barbarici. L'Europa occidentale tra antichità e medioevo (300-900), Roma, Carocci
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
G. Pinto, Il lavoro, la poverta, l'assistenza. Ricerche sulla società medievale, Roma, Viella
J. Verger, Gli uomini di cultura nel Medioevo, Torino, Einaudi
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of: P. Grillo, Le porte del mondo, Milano, Mondadori
And one of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
P. Grillo, Nascita di una cattedrale. Le origini del Duomo di Milano, Milano, Mondadori
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Textbook: P. Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson ed.
Knowledge of: P. Grillo, Le porte del mondo, Milano, Mondadori
- One of the following volumes:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Torino, Einaudi
G. Albini, Poveri e povertà nel medioevo, Roma, Carocci
A. Barbero, Carlo Magno: un padre dell'Europa, Roma-Bari, Laterza
A. Demurger, Crociate e crociati nel Medioevo, Milano, Garzanti
J. Haldon, L'impero che non voleva morire, Torino, Einaudi
P. Grillo, Nascita di una cattedrale. Le origini del Duomo di Milano, Milano, Mondadori
P. Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma, Salerno
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella
- And one of the following volumes:
C. Azzara, A. Rapetti, La chiesa nel Medioevo, Bologna, Il Mulino
D. Boquet, P. Nagy, Medioevo sensibile. Una storia delle emozioni, Roma, Carocci
S. Gasparri, C. La Rocca, Tempi barbarici. L'Europa occidentale tra antichità e medioevo (300-900), Roma, Carocci
P. Grillo, Le guerre del Barbarossa. I comuni contro l'imperatore, Roma-Bari, Laterza
J. Verger, Gli uomini di cultura nel Medioevo, Torino, Einaudi
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Roma, Carocci
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam
- Type of examination: oral interrogation preceded by a 20 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions.
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
- Type of examination: oral interrogation preceded by a 20 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions.
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Unita didattica A
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
A-L I sem
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: One Thousand years: Western Europe in the Middle Ages
Module 1: The Early Middle Ages
Module 2: The High Middle Ages
Module 3: The Late Middle Ages
Module 1: The Early Middle Ages
Module 2: The High Middle Ages
Module 3: The Late Middle Ages
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2, 3)
- Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
- Knowledge of both the following volumes:
- S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
- F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
Knowledge of two of the following volumes:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, 2014 e ss. (5 chapters of your choice)
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
- Knowledge of the three following volumes:
- S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
- F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
- Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, 2014 e ss. (5 chapters of your choice)
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
Knowledge of one of the following volumes:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2, 3)
- Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
- Knowledge of both the following volumes:
- S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
- F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
Knowledge of two of the following volumes:
S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, 2014 e ss. (5 chapters of your choice)
- Programme for 9 cfu:
- Textbook: L. Provero, M. Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Mondadorieducation 2015 ss.
- Knowledge of the three following volumes:
- S. Gasparri, Italia longobarda. Il Regno, i Franchi, il papato, Roma, Laterza, 2012 e ss.
- F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Roma, Viella, 2011 e ss.
- Lo Stato del Rinascimento in Italia, a cura di A. Gamberini, I. Lazzarini, 2014 e ss. (5 chapters of your choice)
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam
- Type of examination: oral interrogation preceded by a 20 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions.
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
- Type of examination: oral interrogation preceded by a 20 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions.
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon, efficacy, clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Unita didattica A
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
M-Z I sem
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course - Middle Ages: society, economy, politics and culture
Unità didattica 1: From Late Antiquity to Middle Ages. Cristianity and Islam.
Unità didattica 2: Carolingian states, seigneurial society, medieval monarchies. Italian Communes and political developments in the Late middle Ages
Unità didattica 3: European expansion: wars, crusades, commercial expansion. Culture and medieval universities.
Unità didattica 1: From Late Antiquity to Middle Ages. Cristianity and Islam.
Unità didattica 2: Carolingian states, seigneurial society, medieval monarchies. Italian Communes and political developments in the Late middle Ages
Unità didattica 3: European expansion: wars, crusades, commercial expansion. Culture and medieval universities.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic material provided on Ariel: slides, texts, images.
The teaching is also based on didactic material provided on Ariel: slides, texts, images.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Integrations: texts will be distributed on Ariel site (pdf format), only for attendants students.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2 and 3)
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Integrations: texts will be distributed on Ariel site (pdf format), only for attendants students.
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Knowledge of one of the following texts:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 9 cfu:
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Knowledge of two of the following texts:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Integrations: texts will be distributed on Ariel site (pdf format), only for attendants students.
- Programme for 9 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2 and 3)
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Integrations: texts will be distributed on Ariel site (pdf format), only for attendants students.
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Knowledge of one of the following texts:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
Non-attending students:
- Programme for 9 cfu:
Textbook (compulsory choice)
P. Grillo, Storia medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Pearson, Milano-Torino 2019
and
G. Sergi, L'idea di Medioevo: fra storia e senso comune, Roma, Donzelli (recent editions).
Knowledge of two of the following texts:
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
D. Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Laterza, Bari 2006
M. Bloch, I re taumaturghi, Einaudi, Torino (edizioni recenti)
J. Flori, La guerra santa. La formazione dell'idea di crociata nell'Occidente cristiano, il Mulino, Bologna 2003
P. Grillo, Milano in età comunale (1183-1276). Istituzioni, società, economia, Centro ital. di studi, Spoleto, 2001
C.H. Haskins, La rinascita del XII secolo, il Mulino, Bologna 1998 (o edizione più recente dal titolo Il rinascimento del XII secolo)
J. Le Goff, San Luigi, Einaudi, Torino 2006
J.-C. Maire Vigueur, Cavalieri e cittadini: guerra, conflitti e società nell'Italia comunale, Bologna, il Mulino, 2004
M. Mallett, Signori e mercenari. La guerra nell'Italia del Rinascimento, Il Mulino, Bologna (edizioni recenti).
F. Menant, L'Italia dei comuni (1100-1350), Viella, Roma 2011
M. Montanari, Alimentazione e cultura nel Medioevo, Roma Bari (edizioni recenti)
R. Rao, I paesaggi dell'Italia medievale, Carocci, Roma 2015
Rivolte urbane e rivolte contadine nell'Europa del Trecento, a cura di M. Bourin, G. Cherubini, G. Pinto, Firenze 2008
G. Tabacco, Egemonie sociali e strutture del potere nel Medioevo italiano, Einaudi, Torino 1979
C. Violante, La società milanese in età precomunale, Bari, Laterza 1981
International and Erasmus students are invited to promptly get in touch with the professor in order to arrange a reading plan (available in English) for exam preparation.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Method: the exam consists is an oral interrogation. Only in case of crowded exam sessions, a written test of 20 minutes can be requested (about principal events of Middle Ages, chronologies, definitions).
Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality, linearity and clarity of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon.
Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s.
Mid-term assessment at two thirds of the course is reserved to attending students. The written exam consists of some open questions about the subjects of the lessons. The assessment results will be published on Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office. Any problems or personal difficulties that may affect the exam can be reported to the teacher, before the exam, in a private interview.
Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality, linearity and clarity of exposition, competence in the use of specialised lexicon.
Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s.
Mid-term assessment at two thirds of the course is reserved to attending students. The written exam consists of some open questions about the subjects of the lessons. The assessment results will be published on Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office. Any problems or personal difficulties that may affect the exam can be reported to the teacher, before the exam, in a private interview.
Unita didattica A
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
M-Z II sem
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Title of the course: Frederick the Second and His Time
Module 1: The Early and High Middle Ages
Module 2: The Late Middle Ages
Module 3: Monographic lessons : Frederick the Second and His Time
Module 1: The Early and High Middle Ages
Module 2: The Late Middle Ages
Module 3: Monographic lessons : Frederick the Second and His Time
Prerequisites for admission
There are no specific requirements different from those requested for the degree admission.
Teaching methods
Attendance to classes is strongly recommended although not compulsory. The teaching is delivered through frontal lectures aimed primarily at the acquisition of knowledge, competence and specific language of the subject. Discussion with the teacher in the classroom is integrant part of the didactic method and aims at promoting a critical attitude and the capacity to apply the acquired competence and knowledge.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
The teaching is also based on didactic and multimedia material provided on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
Attending students:
Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Programme for 9 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2 and 3)
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Knowledge of one free choise volume among:
- David Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Einaudi, Torino, 1993
- Fulvio Delle Donne, Federico II. La condanna della memoria: metamorfosi di un mito, Viella Roma 2012
- Fulvio Delle Donne, La porta del sapere. Cultura alla corte di Federico II di Svevia, Carocci, Roma, 2019
In case of doubts about terminology and historical and geographic details, it's high recommended the use of the following dictionaries:
- Enciclopedia del Medioevo, Le Garzantine, Milano: Garzanti, 2007
- A. Barbero, C. Frugoni, Dizionario del Medioevo, Roma-Bari: Laterza 1994
Non Attending students
Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of: G. Sergi, L'idea di medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Torino: Donzelli, 2005
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Programme for 9 cfu:
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course
Knowledge of two free choise volumes among:
- David Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Einaudi, Torino, 1993
- Fulvio Delle Donne, Federico II. La condanna della memoria: metamorfosi di un mito, Viella Roma 2012
- Fulvio Delle Donne, La porta del sapere. Cultura alla corte di Federico II di Svevia, Carocci, Roma, 2019
- Paolo Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma: Salerno Editrice 2018
In case of doubts about terminology and historical and geographic details, it's high recommended the use of the following dictionaries:
- Enciclopedia del Medioevo, Le Garzantine, Milano: Garzanti, 2007
- A. Barbero, C. Frugoni, Dizionario del Medioevo, Roma-Bari: Laterza 1994
Programme for 6 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1 and 2)
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Programme for 9 cfu:
Knowledge of the topics taught in lectures (modules 1, 2 and 3)
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Knowledge of one free choise volume among:
- David Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Einaudi, Torino, 1993
- Fulvio Delle Donne, Federico II. La condanna della memoria: metamorfosi di un mito, Viella Roma 2012
- Fulvio Delle Donne, La porta del sapere. Cultura alla corte di Federico II di Svevia, Carocci, Roma, 2019
In case of doubts about terminology and historical and geographic details, it's high recommended the use of the following dictionaries:
- Enciclopedia del Medioevo, Le Garzantine, Milano: Garzanti, 2007
- A. Barbero, C. Frugoni, Dizionario del Medioevo, Roma-Bari: Laterza 1994
Non Attending students
Programme for 6 cfu:
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of: G. Sergi, L'idea di medioevo. Fra storia e senso comune, Torino: Donzelli, 2005
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course.
Programme for 9 cfu:
Textbook: free choise between
- Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino: UTET, 2016
- Paolo Grillo, Storia Medievale. Italia, Europa, Mediterraneo, Torino: Pearson, 2019
Knowledge of a collection of essays selected by the teacher and published on the Ariel website of the course
Knowledge of two free choise volumes among:
- David Abulafia, Federico II. Un imperatore medievale, Einaudi, Torino, 1993
- Fulvio Delle Donne, Federico II. La condanna della memoria: metamorfosi di un mito, Viella Roma 2012
- Fulvio Delle Donne, La porta del sapere. Cultura alla corte di Federico II di Svevia, Carocci, Roma, 2019
- Paolo Grillo, La falsa inimicizia. Guelfi e ghibellini nell'Italia del Duecento, Roma: Salerno Editrice 2018
In case of doubts about terminology and historical and geographic details, it's high recommended the use of the following dictionaries:
- Enciclopedia del Medioevo, Le Garzantine, Milano: Garzanti, 2007
- A. Barbero, C. Frugoni, Dizionario del Medioevo, Roma-Bari: Laterza 1994
Assessment methods and Criteria
- Method: oral exam
- Type of examination: oral interrogation
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition; competence in the use of specialised lexicon; efficacy; clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the second module lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
- Type of examination: oral interrogation
- Evaluation criteria: capacity to demonstrate and elaborate knowledge; capacity for critical reflection on the completed work; quality of exposition; competence in the use of specialised lexicon; efficacy; clarity.
- Type of evaluation method: mark in 30s
- NB: one elective mid-term evaluation (at the end of the second module lecture term) will be organised on behalf of the attending students only. It will consist of a 90 minutes written test with both multiple choice and open questions, and it will be on lectures and textbook. The final evaluation will comprise by the average of the marks of mid-term evaluation and final exam.
- Method of communication of the assessment results of mid-term evaluation: Ariel site.
The format of the exam for students with disabilities should be arranged in advance with the professor, as well as the relevant office.
Unita didattica A
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
see italian version - Please send a mail message in advance
Settore B - Aula B 23 or Platform Microsoft Teams - team Ricevimento Covini code ekuhtqk
Reception:
by appointment to be fixed via email
Department Chair's Office, History Courtyard, 1st Floor