INTRODUCTION TO SLAVIC PHILOLOGY
Academic year2016/17
CourseFOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Code385LL
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
FONDAMENTI DI FILOLOGIA SLAVA | L-LIN/21 | LEZIONI | 36 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the Slavic civilization from its origins up to the 10th century; he/she will be aware of the historical and cultural processes that led to the christianization of the Slavs, to the rise of the first Slavic literary language, and to the distinction between a so called "Slavia latina" and a so called "Slavia orthodoxa".
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology.Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in discussions
- individual study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
The course aims at presenting the main processes of the historical, cultural and linguistic development of the Slavic civilization from the origins up to the 10th century.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works:
-- M. Garzaniti, Gli slavi. Storia, cultura e lingue dalle origini ai giorni nostri, edited by F. Romoli, Roma, Carocci, 2013, capp. 1-5, 9-14, 16-18, pp. 23-76, 109-180, 190-226.
– J. Shepard, Rus', in N. Berend (ed.), Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy. Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus' c. 900-1200, Cambridge 2009, pp. 369-416.
-- A.-E.N. Tachiaos, Cirillo e Metodio di Tessalonica. Le radici cristiane della cultura slava, a cura di M. Garzaniti, Milano, Jaca Book, 2005.
Further bibliography will be indicated.
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