The course aims to:

develop skills related to author philology

develop interpretative skills typical of interpretation of variants

develop the ability to interpret a text in the context of the culture of its time.

Assessment of students' philological competence

Basic notions of textual philology

Basic notions of philological analysis of modern autographs

Authorial philology

Variants from a critical point of view

Russian literary texts in different author's variants (Puskin, Dostoevskij, Tolstoj, Cechov)

The characteristic literaturocentrism of Russian culture: the case of Chekhov 

Knowledge and understanding

Knowledge of the main philological tools

Knowledge of the peculiarity of the authorial philological

Applying knowledge and understanding

Ability to prepare a simple philological edition

Making judgements

Ability to give a critical interpretation of a campaign of correction

Ability to give a critical interpretation of an authorial variant 

Ability to critically interpret a text

Learning skills

Ability to fully understand the textual issues 

Communication skills

Ability to convey clearly and coherently the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors

Ability to convey in a correct and effective way the contents of the lessons to specialists and non-specialists interlocutors

Ability to communicate argumentatively

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

Frontal and seminar-style lectures

Innovative teaching methods

In today's cultural context, dominated by contingent and ephemeral communication, the most innovative teaching method consists of encouraging students to read the suggested texts personally and carefully, repeating the process if necessary, in order to arrive at a critical understanding of them and acquire the ability to express their reflections on the subject in an argumentative manner.

Attendance

Each attending student will be required to give a presentation on a text assigned by the lecturer.

Course books

P. Italia - G. Raboni, Che cos'è la filologia d'autore, Roma, Carocci, 2010: capp. 1 e 2.

D. Isella, Le carte mescolate vecchie e nuove, Torino, Einaudi, 2009: Parte Prima: cap. 1.1; 1.2; 2.1; 2, 2; 2,3.

G. Contini, La critica degli scartafacci e altre pagine sparse, Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, 1992: cap. 1.

The texts for the study of Chekhov will be distributed during the lessons.

Assessment

Presentation on a text assigned + Simplified critical edition of a Russian text + Oral examination

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.

Teaching

Indipendent study

Attendance

Each non-attending student must contact the lecturer to agree on the details of the examination programme.

Each non-attending student will be required to prepare a paper on a text assigned by the lecturer.

Course books

P. Italia - G. Raboni, Che cos'è la filologia d'autore, Roma, Carocci, 2010: capp. 1 e 2.

D. Isella, Le carte mescolate vecchie e nuove, Torino, Einaudi, 2009: Parte Prima: cap. 1.1; 1.2; 2.1; 2, 2; 2,3.

G. Contini, La critica degli scartafacci e altre pagine sparse, Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, 1992: cap. 1.

Texts for the study of Chekhov

Assessment

Paper + Simplified critical edition of a text + Oral examination

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.

The course programme lasts one academic year.

Contrary to what is stated above, this is not a “course with optional foreign language materials”: foreign language materials will be compulsory for both attending and non-attending students. Unfortunately, the system does not allow for any other choice of materials (sic!).