ARABIC LITERATURE I-II
LETTERATURA ARABA I-II
Arabic Literature from Its Origins to the Early Abbasid Period
La letteratura araba dalle origini alla prima età abbaside
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2015/2016 | 8 |
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| Adrianus Martinus Johannes Maria Van Lent |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
French
German
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
This course provides an overview of Arabic literature from its origins to the early Abbasid period. About two thirds of the class time will be devoted to the first known texts of literary production in Arabic (pre-Islamic odes and the Qur'an), with particular attention to the problems involving their oral and written transmission. The remainder of the course will instead illustrate the flowering of literature as caused by the impact of the Qur'anic revelation and the cultural influence exerted by the political expansion of the Caliphate.
Program
. Qur'an
. Pre-Islamic poetry
. Words and deeds of the Prophet (hadîth), Qur'anic commentaries (tafsîr), earliest historiography
. Poetry of the Umayyad era
. Administrative literature
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons, class discussions, analysis of texts
- Course books
. Amaldi, D., Storia della letteratura araba classica, Zanichelli, Bologna 2004, pp. 1-73.
. Il Corano, ed. A. Bausani, BUR Rizzoli, Milan 1988 (and later editions).Optional reading:
. Scarcia Amoretti, B., Il Corano: Una lettura, Carocci, Rome 2009.Further readings, including a selection of primary texts in Arabic and in translation, will be added to the required reading list during the semester.
- Assessment
Oral exam
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
Students who do not attend class must contact the teacher for their program of study. Required readings include:
. Allen, R. La letteratura araba, Il Mulino, Bologna 2006, pp. 67-81.
. Amaldi, D., Storia della letteratura classica, Zanichelli, Bologna 2004, pp. 1-73.
. Il Corano, ed. A. Bausani, BUR Rizzoli, Milan 1988 (and later editions).
. Campanini, M., Il Corano e la sua interpretazione, second edition, Laterza, Rome and Bari 2008, pp. 14-46, 59-97.
- Assessment
Oral exam
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Notes
The student can request to sit the final exam in English with an alternative bibliography.
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