Sustainable tourism science

By the 11th century the economic and sociopolitical developments within the Byzantine empire lead gradually to a radical social change which, according to the scholars, will be the main cause of the fall of the Byzantine capital in 1453. During the same period there are changes in the cultural and the literary field which will gradually form a new model distinct from the medieval one. Finally, the Greek language is entering in its final phase acquiring characteristics which already since the 11th century allow us to talk about a modern Greek language. Through these developments a new period will begin for the Greek literature. A period which will lead in the modern era: from Digenis Akritas, the Medieval Tales and Bergadis’ Apokopos to the petrarchesque Cypriotic poems, the masterpiece of the Cretan literature, Erotokritos by Vitsentsos Cornaros and the Phanariotic compositions, Greek language never stopped maturing through poetry and prose writing, offering this way texts which draw even today the reader’s attention.

There are no prerequisites for this course

An anthology of poetic texts which will be distributed during the course 1. M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Cafoscarina, 2016, pp. 7-107 2. R. Clogg, Grecia. Dall'Indipendenza a oggi, Beit, 2015

1. The beginning of Modern Greek literature 2. The epos of Digenis Akritis 3. At the capital of the Komnenoi I: from satire to moralistic literature 4. At the capital of the Komnenoi II: from history to legend 5. The Chivalric romance in the Paleologean era 6. Allegoric literature, historic literature and pseudohistoric literature 7. Modern Greek literature of the 16th and 17th century 8. Cretan literature: between renaissance and baroque 9. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos I 10. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos II 11. European Enlightnment – Modern Greek Enlightnment 12. The Modern Greek Folksong

Class attendance is highly recommended.

To obtain the credits required for this course, the student must successfully meet the assessment criteria for: An oral exam at the end of the course on the basis of the provided bibliography.

An anthology of poetic texts which will be distributed during the course 1. M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Cafoscarina, 2016, pp. 7-107 2. R. Clogg, Grecia. Dall'Indipendenza a oggi, Beit, 2015

1. The beginning of Modern Greek literature 2. The epos of Digenis Akritis 3. At the capital of the Komnenoi I: from satire to moralistic literature 4. At the capital of the Komnenoi II: from history to legend 5. The Chivalric romance in the Paleologean era 6. Allegoric literature, historic literature and pseudohistoric literature 7. Modern Greek literature of the 16th and 17th century 8. Cretan literature: between renaissance and baroque 9. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos I 10. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos II 11. European Enlightnment – Modern Greek Enlightnment 12. The Modern Greek Folksong

By the 11th century the economic and sociopolitical developments within the Byzantine empire lead gradually to a radical social change which, according to the scholars, will be the main cause of the fall of the Byzantine capital in 1453. During the same period there are changes in the cultural and the literary field which will gradually form a new model distinct from the medieval one. Finally, the Greek language is entering in its final phase acquiring characteristics which already since the 11th century allow us to talk about a modern Greek language. Through these developments a new period will begin for the Greek literature. A period which will lead in the modern era: from Digenis Akritas, the Medieval Tales and Bergadis’ Apokopos to the petrarchesque Cypriotic poems, the masterpiece of the Cretan literature, Erotokritos by Vitsentsos Cornaros and the Phanariotic compositions, Greek language never stopped maturing through poetry and prose writing, offering this way texts which draw even today the reader’s attention.

There are no prerequisites for this course

An anthology of poetic texts which will be distributed during the course 1. M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Cafoscarina, 2016, pp. 7-107 2. R. Clogg, Grecia. Dall'Indipendenza a oggi, Beit, 2015

1. The beginning of Modern Greek literature 2. The epos of Digenis Akritis 3. At the capital of the Komnenoi I: from satire to moralistic literature 4. At the capital of the Komnenoi II: from history to legend 5. The Chivalric romance in the Paleologean era 6. Allegoric literature, historic literature and pseudohistoric literature 7. Modern Greek literature of the 16th and 17th century 8. Cretan literature: between renaissance and baroque 9. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos I 10. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos II 11. European Enlightnment – Modern Greek Enlightnment 12. The Modern Greek Folksong

Class attendance is highly recommended.

To obtain the credits required for this course, the student must successfully meet the assessment criteria for: An oral exam at the end of the course on the basis of the provided bibliography.

An anthology of poetic texts which will be distributed during the course 1. M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Cafoscarina, 2016, pp. 7-107 2. R. Clogg, Grecia. Dall'Indipendenza a oggi, Beit, 2015

1. The beginning of Modern Greek literature 2. The epos of Digenis Akritis 3. At the capital of the Komnenoi I: from satire to moralistic literature 4. At the capital of the Komnenoi II: from history to legend 5. The Chivalric romance in the Paleologean era 6. Allegoric literature, historic literature and pseudohistoric literature 7. Modern Greek literature of the 16th and 17th century 8. Cretan literature: between renaissance and baroque 9. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos I 10. Vicenzo Cornaro’s Erotokritos II 11. European Enlightnment – Modern Greek Enlightnment 12. The Modern Greek Folksong