IJ1A011 Italian History and Culture I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
Mgr. Magdaléna Nahálková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 G24, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the student with an overview of Italian history from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the eighteenth century and to draw attention to the characteristic features of Italian history, which are important from the point of view of the study of history, language and literature as well as art. In the first part, the course will also focus on the presentation of Italian realities.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to: - identify and summarize important features of Italian history from the 5th to the 18th century; -confront historical development with cultural development and place the most important artists, cultural and political figures in a social and historical context; - basic orientation in the culture, politics, society, art and geography of Italy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Italian realities (geography, culture) 2. Italian realities (important personalities of art, literature, politics) 3. Migration Period, Ostrogoths, Byzantium, Langobards, Charles the Great, arrival of the Normans 4. Medieval communes, popes against emperors, Hohenstaufen politics in Italy 5. 14th century, Avignon papacy. Change of political orientation of Italy. 6. Medieval art 7. Quattrocento, a century of powers: Naples, Papal States, Florence, Milan, Venice 8. Italian Renaissance 9. Mannerism and Italian Wars 10. Role of the Papal States, Counter-Reformation and censorship of public life 11. Baroque and the "Long 17th century" (end of 16th till the beginning of 18th) 12. 18th century - European powers and new order in Italy 13. Age of Enlightenment (Dall'Arcadia all'illuminismo)
Literature
    required literature
  • PROCACCI, Giuliano. Dějiny Itálie. Translated by Drahoslava Janderová - Bohumír Klípa - Kateřina Vinšová. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1997, 493 s. ISBN 80-7106-152-2. info
  • ŠEBELOVÁ, Zuzana. Stručné poznámky k Úvodu do dějin a kultury Itálie (V. - XIX. století) (Introduction to the History and Culture of Italy (5th to 19th Century)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 148 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7073-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • PAVLÍČEK, Jan F. Dějiny Itálie. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2017, 247 stran. ISBN 9788024452746. info
    recommended literature
  • SELLA, Domenico: Italy in the Seventeenth Century. Boston. 1997. (ital. jako Italia del Seicento. Roma-Bari. 2003).
  • GILMOUR, David: The Pursuit of Italy/ A History of a Land, its Regions and their People. London. 2011.
  • TOMAN, Rolf (ed.): Umění italské renesance/ Architektur sochařství, malířství, kresba. Praha. 1996.
  • TÝŽ: Žebráci, šarlatáni, papežové/ Historická antropologie raně novověké Itálie. Eseje o vnímání a komunikaci. Jinočany. 2007
  • GRECO, Gaetano (ed.) – ROSA, Mario (ed.): Storia degli antichi stati italiani. Roma-Bari. 2013. (více vyd.)
  • GARIN, Eugenio (ed.): Renesanční člověk a jeho svět. Praha. 2003.
  • COCHRANE, Eric W.: The Late Italian Renaissance, 1525-1630. Macmillan, 1970. (Více vyd.)
  • GINZBURG, Carlo: Sýr a červi/ Svět jednoho mlynáře kolem roku 1600. Praha. 2000.
  • ROSENDORFSKÝ, Jaroslav: Úvod do politických a kulturních dějin Itálie. Brno. 1998.
  • CHASTEL, André: Storia dell‘arte italiana I.-II. Roma-Bari. 2002. (Více vyd.).
  • CARPANETTO, Dino – RICUPERATI, Giuseppe: Italia del Settecento/ Crisi, trasformazioni, Lumi. Roma-Bari. 2008
  • CAPITANI, Ovidio: Storia dell‘Italia medievale 410-1216. Roma-Bari. 2004
  • CAMMAROSANO, Paolo: Storia dell‘Italia medievale/ Dal VI all‘XI secolo. Roma-Bari. 2001
  • TÝŽ: Vyplenění Říma/ Od manýrismu k protireformaci. Brno. 2003.
  • GALASSO, Giuseppe: Italia come problema storiografico. Torino. 1979. (Storia d‘Italia UTET).
  • BURKE, Peter: Italská renesance/ Kultura a společnost v Itálii. Praha. 1996.
  • ABULAFIA, David: The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms 1200-1500. Boston. 1997. (Italsky jako I regni del Mediterraneo occidentale dal 1200 al 1500/ La lotta per il dominio. Roma-Bari. 1999.).
  • VILLARRI, Rosario (ed.): Barokní člověk a jeho svět. Praha. 2004.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading, fulfillment of assigned tasks.
Assessment methods
During the lessons - passing two intermediate tests; submission of mandatory tasks. During the exam period - Written test (multiple choice, open questions; 65% must be achieved to pass).
Náhradní absolvování
In the case of a stay abroad, it is possible to complete the course in a substitute form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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