Curricula:
Li.Le.Ci. (A, B, C) – Lettere
La filologia germanica e le sue fonti. La rielaborazione del mito germanico nell’Edda poetica norrena
Germanic philology and its sources. Reimagining Germanic Myth in the Poetic Edda
The course is designed to provide both the theoretical foundations and practical knowledge necessary to understand the origins of the cultures developed by various Germanic ethnic groups, from prehistory onward. It will also explore the fundamental aspects of Germanic linguistics and examine the primary literary sources. Chronologically, the course will focus primarily on the medieval period, a time in which the shared cultural heritage of the Germanic world is more clearly discernible through surviving documents and literary texts. A portion of the course will be specifically dedicated to Old Norse Poetic Edda.
Texts
9 cfu exam (Li.Le.Ci.)
Battaglia, M., I Germani. Genesi di una cultura europea, Carocci, 2013 (excl. ch. 13); Battaglia, M., Medioevo volgare germanico (2. ed. riv. e ampliata), Pisa University Press, 2016; Valenti, M., Ogni tempo ha la sua storia: interessi culturali e politici nello studio dei Germani, in Chavarría Arnau, A., Jurković, M. (a cura di), Alla ricerca di un passato complesso. Contributi in onore di Gian Pietro Brogiolo, University of Zagreb, 2016: 109-136; lectures’ notes. PDF Downloads supporting-material at http://moodle.humnet.unipi.it/
6 cfu exam (LETT/WLU for accessing to M.A. courses):
Battaglia, M., I Germani. Genesi di una cultura europea, Carocci, 2013 (eccetto il cap. 13); Battaglia, M., Medioevo volgare germanico (2. ed. riv. e ampliata), Pisa University Press, 2016; lectures’ notes. PDF Downloads supporting-material at http://moodle.humnet.unipi.it/
ONLY FOR IPH STUDENTS
O.W. Robinson, Old English and its closest relatives. A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages, London, Routledge, 1992; E.T. Haymes, S.T. Samples (ed. by), Heroic Legends of the North. An Introduction to the Nibelung and Dietrich Cycles, New York, Garland Publishing, 1996; Murdoch, M. Read (ed. by), Early Germanic Literature and Culture, Rochester (NY), Camden House, 2004, pp 1-147.
ONLY FOR Non-attending students
Battaglia, M., I Germani. Genesi di una cultura europea, Carocci, 2013; Battaglia, M., Medioevo volgare germanico (2. ed. riv. e ampliata), Pisa University Press, 2016; Valenti, M., Ogni tempo ha la sua storia: interessi culturali e politici nello studio dei Germani, in Chavarría Arnau, A., Jurković, M. (a cura di), Alla ricerca di un passato complesso. Contributi in onore di Gian Pietro Brogiolo, University of Zagreb, 2016: 109-136; Panieri, L., Fonologia delle lingue germaniche antiche, Pisa University Press, 2021. PDF Downloads supporting material at http://moodle.humnet.unipi.it/ (from the folder “Laurea Triennale-NON-Frequentanti”)
Start of classes:
Monday, September 15 (for detailed information on schedules and classroom assignments, please refer to the Department’s official website)