Italian Contemporary Literature
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide a first overview of contemporary Italian literature, according to three perspectives. The first one is critical and methodological: it introduces the knowledge of the contemporary literary system institutions. The second one is historical: it describes the changing relationships between writers and readers during the twentieth century. The third provides close reading cases: it analyses a selection of literary works and exemplary authors.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: 1) Essential historical overview of Italian literature from Unity to the present day (major works and authors, main genres and trends, time frames). 2) Understanding roles and functions of the literary system: author, audience, critical and publishing mediation. 3) Textual analysis techniques (narrative structures; stylistic, rhetorical and metric devices); awareness of the multiple research perspectives on literary works. 4) Criteria for bibliographical tagging.
Skills: 1) Ability to identify main textual features (structural, thematic, stylistic) and to interpret them. Ability to describe textual choices as a result of the author-readers interaction. 2) Ability of setting appropriate chronological sequences and to correctly attribute individual works to a genre. Ability to illustrate the essential data of a historical framework. 3) Ability to sort through literary functional relationships that define the modern literary system and shape the texts. Ability to use bibliographical references for close reading. Ability to handle a basic critical glossary 4) Ability to connect the reading list to its bibliographical reference; ability to identify bibliographical data in order to describe, interpret and evaluate texts and their reliability.
Skills: 1) Ability to identify main textual features (structural, thematic, stylistic) and to interpret them. Ability to describe textual choices as a result of the author-readers interaction. 2) Ability of setting appropriate chronological sequences and to correctly attribute individual works to a genre. Ability to illustrate the essential data of a historical framework. 3) Ability to sort through literary functional relationships that define the modern literary system and shape the texts. Ability to use bibliographical references for close reading. Ability to handle a basic critical glossary 4) Ability to connect the reading list to its bibliographical reference; ability to identify bibliographical data in order to describe, interpret and evaluate texts and their reliability.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
A-De
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
In compliance with the Rector's Decree, which refers to the three-tier system based on a colour code according to the intensity of the epidemic,
the course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning)
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website.
Students that choose to attend in-person classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
the course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning)
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website.
Students that choose to attend in-person classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
Course syllabus
Topics:
Unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Genres dynamics
- Literary analysis tools applied to fiction and poetry
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
Unit B
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview on the Twentieth-century Italian short story, through the analysis of exemplary texts
Unit C
- Close reading of Natalia Ginzburg's "Lessico famigliare" and Michele Mari's "Leggenda privata": literary devices, effects on readership.
Unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Genres dynamics
- Literary analysis tools applied to fiction and poetry
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
Unit B
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview on the Twentieth-century Italian short story, through the analysis of exemplary texts
Unit C
- Close reading of Natalia Ginzburg's "Lessico famigliare" and Michele Mari's "Leggenda privata": literary devices, effects on readership.
Prerequisites for admission
Basic knowledge of Italian history and literature from the Unification to the mid-20th century
Basic skills to read literary texts and critical literature
Basic skills to read literary texts and critical literature
Teaching methods
Lectures, slides, audio-visual contents.
Dialogic learning
Clarification of learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria
Dialogic learning
Clarification of learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria
Teaching Resources
References marked * can be downloaded on the course website
Unit A
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010, chapts. 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, p. 137-170);
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, chapts. Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) and Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180).
Unit B
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013.
- Short stories uploaded to the course site
Unit C
Primary literature:
- N. Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare, [1963] Einaudi 2014. English editions: N. Ginzburg, Family Lexicon, translated from the Italian by Jenny Mc Phee, New York Review of Books, 2017 or Daunt Books, 2018
- M. Mari, Leggenda privata, Einaudi 2017
Secondary literature:
- D. Scarpa, Cronistoria di Lessico famigliare, in N. Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare, Einaudi 2014, pp. 213-262.
- L. Marchese, Leggenda privata, o Michele Mari come scrittore nostalgico, "La balena bianca" May 15 2017 https://www.labalenabianca.com/2017/05/15/legenda-privata-michele-mari-scrittore-nostalgico/ (open access PDF)
- M. Barenghi, Oltre il terreno della memoria, in "Tirature '18. Lieto fine", a cura di Vittorio Spinazzola, il Saggiatore - Fondazione Mondadori, 2018, pp. 71-76. *
Optional additional readings
Unit A
- P. Giovannetti, Il racconto, Carocci 2012, pp. 41-57; 97-201 (chapt. 2 Perché il narratore è diverso dall'autore; chapt. 5, Se il tempo domina: gli eventi; chapt. 6, Se lo spazio domina: personaggi e ambienti).
English speakers students can replace the previous reference with
The living Handbook of Narratology, https://www.lhn.uni-hamburg.de/contents.html, the following articles:
J. Schönert, Author
H. Schwalm, Autobiography
F. Jannidis, Character
D. Herman, Cognitive Narratology
S. Halliwell, Diegesis-Mimesis
P. Hühn, Event and Eventfullness
W. Schmid, Implied Author
Schmid, Implied Reader
Unit B
- R. Luperini, Il modernismo italiano esiste, in L. Luperini, M. Tortora (eds.) Sul modernismo italiano, Liguori 2012, pp. 3-12*.
Unit C
- E. Gambaro, "L'io nascosto di Lessico famigliare. Ritratto dell'élite antifascista", in Gambaro, E., Diventare autrice. Aleramo Morante de Céspedes Ginzburg Zangrandi Sereni, Unicopli 2018, pp. 115-192.
- G. Carrara, Storie a vista. Retoriche e poetiche del fototesto, Mimesis 2020, pp. 235-248.*
Unit A
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010, chapts. 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, p. 137-170);
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, chapts. Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) and Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180).
Unit B
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013.
- Short stories uploaded to the course site
Unit C
Primary literature:
- N. Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare, [1963] Einaudi 2014. English editions: N. Ginzburg, Family Lexicon, translated from the Italian by Jenny Mc Phee, New York Review of Books, 2017 or Daunt Books, 2018
- M. Mari, Leggenda privata, Einaudi 2017
Secondary literature:
- D. Scarpa, Cronistoria di Lessico famigliare, in N. Ginzburg, Lessico famigliare, Einaudi 2014, pp. 213-262.
- L. Marchese, Leggenda privata, o Michele Mari come scrittore nostalgico, "La balena bianca" May 15 2017 https://www.labalenabianca.com/2017/05/15/legenda-privata-michele-mari-scrittore-nostalgico/ (open access PDF)
- M. Barenghi, Oltre il terreno della memoria, in "Tirature '18. Lieto fine", a cura di Vittorio Spinazzola, il Saggiatore - Fondazione Mondadori, 2018, pp. 71-76. *
Optional additional readings
Unit A
- P. Giovannetti, Il racconto, Carocci 2012, pp. 41-57; 97-201 (chapt. 2 Perché il narratore è diverso dall'autore; chapt. 5, Se il tempo domina: gli eventi; chapt. 6, Se lo spazio domina: personaggi e ambienti).
English speakers students can replace the previous reference with
The living Handbook of Narratology, https://www.lhn.uni-hamburg.de/contents.html, the following articles:
J. Schönert, Author
H. Schwalm, Autobiography
F. Jannidis, Character
D. Herman, Cognitive Narratology
S. Halliwell, Diegesis-Mimesis
P. Hühn, Event and Eventfullness
W. Schmid, Implied Author
Schmid, Implied Reader
Unit B
- R. Luperini, Il modernismo italiano esiste, in L. Luperini, M. Tortora (eds.) Sul modernismo italiano, Liguori 2012, pp. 3-12*.
Unit C
- E. Gambaro, "L'io nascosto di Lessico famigliare. Ritratto dell'élite antifascista", in Gambaro, E., Diventare autrice. Aleramo Morante de Céspedes Ginzburg Zangrandi Sereni, Unicopli 2018, pp. 115-192.
- G. Carrara, Storie a vista. Retoriche e poetiche del fototesto, Mimesis 2020, pp. 235-248.*
Assessment methods and Criteria
Sanitary conditions don't allow to organize the written partial test
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Di-N
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
In compliance with the Rector's Decree, which refers to the three-tier system based on a colour code according to the intensity of the epidemic
the course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning)
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website
Students that choose to attend in-presence classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
the course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning)
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website
Students that choose to attend in-presence classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
Course syllabus
The course syllabus includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
Teaching unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Dynamics of the genres system and literary levels
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
- Tools for literary analysis of poetry and fiction
Teaching unit B:
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview of Twentieth-century Italian poetry, through the analysis of exemplary authors and texts
Teaching unit C:
- Close reading of the poetry book Le occasioni (1939) by Eugenio Montale: poetic voice, space and time structures, metrical and stylistic devices.
Teaching unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Dynamics of the genres system and literary levels
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
- Tools for literary analysis of poetry and fiction
Teaching unit B:
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview of Twentieth-century Italian poetry, through the analysis of exemplary authors and texts
Teaching unit C:
- Close reading of the poetry book Le occasioni (1939) by Eugenio Montale: poetic voice, space and time structures, metrical and stylistic devices.
Prerequisites for admission
An essential knowledge of Italian literary history from the Unification to the mid-Twentieth century.
Ability to use basic tools for text analysis and for reading critical contributions.
Ability to use basic tools for text analysis and for reading critical contributions.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons with use of telematics tools, slides, audio-visual contents.
Dialogic teaching moments.
Illustration of the learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria.
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Dialogic teaching moments.
Illustration of the learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria.
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Teaching unit A:
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010 (limitedly to chapters 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, p. 137-170);
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, limitedly to the chapters Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) and Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180).
Teaching unit B:
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013.
- Students must also study 12 italian poems of the first half of Twentieth Century which will be presented and analyzed by the professor during the lessons.
Teaching unit C:
- Eugenio Montale, Le occasioni, ed. by T. De Rogatis, Milano, Mondadori, 2018.
- C. Genetelli, Le occasioni, in P. Marini e N. Scaffai (ed. by), Montale, Roma, Carocci, 2019, pp. 49-69.
- T. De Rogatis, Mappe del tempo: Le Occasioni, in R. Leporatti (ed. by), «Le occasioni» di Eugenio Montale 1928-1939, Lecce, Pensa Multimedia, 2014, pp. 47-79.
- E. Testa, Montale, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2016 (limitedly to chapters 1. Genova, il paesaggio e Ossi di seppia; 2. Gli anni fiorentini e Le occasioni).
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010 (limitedly to chapters 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, p. 137-170);
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, limitedly to the chapters Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) and Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180).
Teaching unit B:
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013.
- Students must also study 12 italian poems of the first half of Twentieth Century which will be presented and analyzed by the professor during the lessons.
Teaching unit C:
- Eugenio Montale, Le occasioni, ed. by T. De Rogatis, Milano, Mondadori, 2018.
- C. Genetelli, Le occasioni, in P. Marini e N. Scaffai (ed. by), Montale, Roma, Carocci, 2019, pp. 49-69.
- T. De Rogatis, Mappe del tempo: Le Occasioni, in R. Leporatti (ed. by), «Le occasioni» di Eugenio Montale 1928-1939, Lecce, Pensa Multimedia, 2014, pp. 47-79.
- E. Testa, Montale, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2016 (limitedly to chapters 1. Genova, il paesaggio e Ossi di seppia; 2. Gli anni fiorentini e Le occasioni).
Assessment methods and Criteria
Sanitary conditions don't allow to organize the written partial test
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
O-Z
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
In compliance with the Rector's Decree, which refers to the three-tier system based on a colour code according to the intensity of the epidemic (https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2021-01/DECRETO%20DIDATTICA%20 )
The course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning).
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website.
Students that choose to attend in-presence classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
The course will be delivered in blended mode (both online and face to face learning).
In-person lectures will be available on line as well. All lectures will be recorded and made available on the Ariel course website.
Students that choose to attend in-presence classes must reserve their seat
https://www.unimi.it/sites/default/files/2020-09/Manuale%20prenotazione%20aula_eng%20%281%29.pdf
Exams will be held remotely.
Course syllabus
The course syllabus includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
Teaching unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Dynamics of the genres system and literary levels
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
- Tools for literary analysis of poetry and fiction
Teaching unit B
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview of dynamics of the Twentieth-century Italian literary genres system, through the analysis of paradigmatic authors and texts
Teaching unit C
- A close reading of Vino e pane, the second novel by Ignazio Silone: narrative voice, genre features, character analysis, rhetorical and stylistic devices, macro textual structures, history of the text.
Teaching unit A
- Distinctive features of the Nineteenth-Twentieth century literary system
- Relationships between authors, readers, publishers
- Dynamics of the genres system and literary levels
- Criteria for bibliographic identification
- Tools for literary analysis of poetry and fiction
Teaching unit B
- Knowledge of prominent figures and moments of Twentieth-century Italian literary history
- Overview of dynamics of the Twentieth-century Italian literary genres system, through the analysis of paradigmatic authors and texts
Teaching unit C
- A close reading of Vino e pane, the second novel by Ignazio Silone: narrative voice, genre features, character analysis, rhetorical and stylistic devices, macro textual structures, history of the text.
Prerequisites for admission
An essential knowledge of Italian literary history from the Unification to the mid-Twentieth century.
Ability to use basic tools for text analysis and for reading critical essays.
Ability to use basic tools for text analysis and for reading critical essays.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures with use of telematics tools, slides, audio-visual contents.
Dialogic teaching moments.
Illustration of the learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria.
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Dialogic teaching moments.
Illustration of the learning assessment methods and evaluation criteria.
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Teaching unit A
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010, limitedly to chapters: 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, pp. 137-170)
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, limitedly to chapters Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) e Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180)
Teaching unit B
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013
- selected texts available on the Ariel teaching platform (Un percorso nel Novecento letterario section)
Teaching unit C
Texts: Ignazio Silone, Vino e pane, Mondadori, "Oscar"
Critical Essays: B. Falcetto, Introduzione, in I. Silone, Romanzi e saggi 1927-1944, Milano, Mondadori, 1998, pp. XXIX-LXIII; M. Cimini, Tipologia e stratigrafia del personaggio nel romanzo 'unico' di Silone, IS: aspects et significations d'une littérature de la crise. Atti del Colloque International, «Studi medievali e moderni» XII - 2/2008, pp. 175-190* [* : text available on the Ariel platform]
Bibliography for non-attending students
In addition to the main bibliography, non-attending students will study the following texts:
Teaching unit A
- P. Giovannetti, Il racconto, Roma, Carocci, 2012, in particular pp. 41-57; 97-201 (cap. 2 Perché il narratore è diverso dall'autore; cap. 5, Se il tempo domina: gli eventi; cap. 6, Se lo spazio domina: personaggi e ambienti).
Teaching unit B
- R. Luperini, Il modernismo italiano esiste, in Sul modernismo italiano, a cura di L. Luperini e M. Tortora, Napoli, Liguori 2012, pp. 3-12
Teaching unit C
G. Rigobello, Ignazio Silone. Introduzione e guida allo studio dell'opera siloniana. Storia e antologia della critica, Firenze, Le Monnier, 1989, pp. 57-108 [* : text available on the Ariel platform]
B. Falcetto, Notizie sui testi. Vino e pane, in Romanzi e saggi 1927-1945, Milano, Mondadori, "I Meridiani", pp. 1499-1522
- V. Spinazzola, L'esperienza della lettura, Milano, Unicopli, 2010, limitedly to chapters: 3. Generi letterari e successo editoriale, pp. 35-59; 5. Le coordinate del sistema letterario, pp. 84-98; 7. La valorizzazione del testo, pp. 137-170)
- F. Brioschi, C. Di Girolamo, M. Fusillo, Introduzione alla letteratura, Roma, Carocci, 2003, limitedly to chapters Modi della poesia (pp. 81-134) e Modi della narrativa (pp. 135-180)
Teaching unit B
- A. Casadei, Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013
- selected texts available on the Ariel teaching platform (Un percorso nel Novecento letterario section)
Teaching unit C
Texts: Ignazio Silone, Vino e pane, Mondadori, "Oscar"
Critical Essays: B. Falcetto, Introduzione, in I. Silone, Romanzi e saggi 1927-1944, Milano, Mondadori, 1998, pp. XXIX-LXIII; M. Cimini, Tipologia e stratigrafia del personaggio nel romanzo 'unico' di Silone, IS: aspects et significations d'une littérature de la crise. Atti del Colloque International, «Studi medievali e moderni» XII - 2/2008, pp. 175-190* [* : text available on the Ariel platform]
Bibliography for non-attending students
In addition to the main bibliography, non-attending students will study the following texts:
Teaching unit A
- P. Giovannetti, Il racconto, Roma, Carocci, 2012, in particular pp. 41-57; 97-201 (cap. 2 Perché il narratore è diverso dall'autore; cap. 5, Se il tempo domina: gli eventi; cap. 6, Se lo spazio domina: personaggi e ambienti).
Teaching unit B
- R. Luperini, Il modernismo italiano esiste, in Sul modernismo italiano, a cura di L. Luperini e M. Tortora, Napoli, Liguori 2012, pp. 3-12
Teaching unit C
G. Rigobello, Ignazio Silone. Introduzione e guida allo studio dell'opera siloniana. Storia e antologia della critica, Firenze, Le Monnier, 1989, pp. 57-108 [* : text available on the Ariel platform]
B. Falcetto, Notizie sui testi. Vino e pane, in Romanzi e saggi 1927-1945, Milano, Mondadori, "I Meridiani", pp. 1499-1522
Assessment methods and Criteria
Sanitary conditions don't allow to organize the written partial test
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Therefore, the exam will be oral.
The exam assesses knowledge and skills related to the entire syllabus:
- Twentieth-century literary system features;
- text and paratext analysis tools;
- basic knowledge of periods, authors, genres and trends of Twentieth century Italian literature
- elements of bibliographic identification
- knowledge of the texts discussed in class (primary literature) and of the secondary literature
- ability to recognize basic textual features (genre, themes, structures, style)
- ability to recognize the author's specific features; ability to contextualize
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Mondays, 10:00AM - 1:00 PM. Please contact me to schedule an appointment.