Italian Philology Ma

The course aims to provide in-depth preparation on the method of philological investigation, applied to texts in the vernacular of all ages, and in particular to literary texts. The course also aims to make students aware of the evolution of a text within the history of Italian culture.

Knowledge
Fundamental concepts of the Lachmannian method.
The different types of innovation (indicative error; indifferent readings; contamination; diffraction).
The different types of editions (diplomatic; interpretative; critical). The different types of critical apparatus (negative or positive).

Skills
Critical ability in the historical interpretation of the texts.
Ability to hierarchize relations between witnesses.
Ability to place the single witness in the linguistic-literary context.
Ability, in the case of Author's Philology, to relate documents with other works by the author.
Mastery of bibliographic and methodological tools