HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Academic Year 2021/2022 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Emanuele PIAZZA
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: M-STO/01 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Taught classes: 36 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

The course explores the context of educational institutions along the Middle Ages, focusing on the main figures in the cultural sphere of this era.


Course Structure

Lectures.


Detailed Course Content

During the lessons will be explored topics such as the ancient school, the Carolingian reform, the cultural renaissance of the 12th century, the origin and development of universities.


Textbook Information

1) P. Riché, J. Verger, Nani sulle spalle di giganti. Maestri e allievi nel Medioevo, trad. it., Milano, Jaca Book, 2011.

2) C. Frova, Istruzione e educazione nel medioevo, Torino, Loescher, 1973.

3) M.L. Colish, La cultura del Medioevo (400-1400), trad. it., Bologna, il Mulino, 2001, pp. 21-136.