Anglophone Literatures

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Alessandro Vescovi, "Covert Hinduism, Overt Secularism", Milano University Press, available Online.
- Dietrich Rothermund, "Storia dell'India", Il Mulino OR Metcalf and Metcalf, "A concise history of modern India" (available online on the University Library website), Cambridge University Press.
- NARRATOLOGY: to analyse literary texts, it is mandatory to be acquainted with the main narrative techniques. Suggested reading: Manfred Jahn, "Narratology 2.2: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative", 2021 (Free online).

PART A
- R.K. Narayan, "Mr Sampath, The Printer of Malgudi", Penguin
- R.K. Narayan, "The Man-eater of Malgudi", Penguin

PART B
- R.K. Narayan, "The Guide", Penguin
- R.K. Narayan, "Malgudi Days", Penguin

PART C
- Dudley Kidd, The Essential Kafir, New York, London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 (on Teams).
- Mtutuzeli Matshoba, "Three Days in the Land of a Dying Illusion", in Call Me Not a Man, 1979 (on Teams).
- Njabulo Ndebele, "The Prophetess", in Fools and Other Stories, 1983 (on Teams).
- Zakes Mda, The Heart of Redness, 2000. This book must be purchased.


CRITICAL STUDIES, PARTS A-B
Further Critical Readings will be made available on the course Team

CRITICAL STUDIES, PART C
3. AUTHORS' BIO/BIBLIOGRAPHIES: Unimi database > Literature Online > Name of author > ProQuest Biographies.
4. HISTORY AND LITERARY HISTORY: see the reading list below.
5. LITERARY CRITICISM: see below. See also the detailed syllabus uploaded on the course Team.
6. In addition to this reading list, students will study all materials uploaded on Teams before or during the course.

Non-attending Students.
Parts A&B:
Besides the above material, non-attending Students will also study John Thieme, "R.K. Narayan", Manchester University Press
PART C
LITERARY TEXTS
1. Dudley Kidd, The Essential Kafir, New York, London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904 (on Teams).
2. Mtutuzeli Matshoba, "Three Days in the Land of a Dying Illusion", in Call Me Not a Man, 1979 (on Teams).
3. Njabulo Ndebele, "The Prophetess", in Fools and Other Stories, 1983 (on Teams).
4. Zakes Mda, The Heart of Redness, 2000. This book must be purchased.

LITERARY CRITICISM
1. Renée Schatteman, "The Xhosa Cattle-Killing and Post-Apartheid South Africa: Sindiwe Magona's Mother to Mother and Zakes Mda's The Heart of Redness", 2008 (Unimi Database).
2. Giuliana Iannaccaro "The Story of Nongqawuse in South African Twentieth-Century Fiction", 2014 (Unimi database).

HISTORY AND LITERARY HISTORY
A good knowledge of the South African history from the 17th century to the present is required.
Suggested readings:
1. South African History Online (SAHO), http://www.sahistory.org.za/
2. A Concise History of South Africa, by Robert Ross. Cambridge University Press, 2008 (Unimi database, Cambridge Core).
3. The Cambridge History of South Africa, edited by C. Hamilton, B. K. Mbenga, R. Ross, 2 vols, 2010-11. (Scienze della Storia library and Unimi database, Cambridge Core).
4. Particularly useful are the critical essays contained in: The Cambridge History of South African Literature, ed. by D. Attwell and D. Attridge, Cambridge U.P., 2012. (Anglistica Library). This volume can be used to deepen one's knowledge of authors, works, cultural contexts, and literary trends.