One of the main aims of this Course of Study is to provide students with advanced knowledge of two foreign literatures related to the two languages of their choice, paying special attention to intercultural and transcultural dynamics. The course also aims at refining their ability to interpret cultural phenomena, using the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
Spanish Literature II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It aims to provide students with an in-depth and advanced knowledge of Spanish literature from the 16th to the 21st centuries, with further development of the understanding of intercultural and transcultural dynamics as well as of the theoretical-methodological debate; it will also provide the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis at an advanced level.
At the end of the module, students will reach an advanced critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: Spanish Literature II; Spanish Language and Translation II
Spanish Literature II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It aims to provide students with an in-depth and advanced knowledge of Spanish literature from the 16th to the 21st centuries, with further development of the understanding of intercultural and transcultural dynamics as well as of the theoretical-methodological debate; it will also provide the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis at an advanced level.
At the end of the module, students will reach an advanced critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: Spanish Literature II; Spanish Language and Translation II
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will consist of 60 hours of lectures and 12 hours of assisted teaching activity, the calendar of which will be provided by the lecturer in class and inserted in her own teaching site.
TEXTS (where a specific edition is indicated, this is the one required for the preparation of the exam):
• Leopoldo Alas “Clarín”, La regenta, (vols. I e II), ed. J. Oleza, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Camilo José Cela, La colmena, ed. J. Urrutia, Mádrid, Cátedra;
• Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla, ed. M. J. Valdés, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Javier Cercas, Soldados de Salamina, ed. Domingo Ródenas, Madrid, Cátedra.
Programme
The course aims to explore the evolution of Spanish narrative through the analysis of some representative texts of the genre included in a time horizon that goes from the second half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the XXI. Basic elements of analysis of the narrative text will be provided in its relationship with the literary context to which it belongs.The course will consist of 60 hours of lectures and 12 hours of assisted teaching activity, the calendar of which will be provided by the lecturer in class and inserted in her own teaching site.
Core Documentation
Didactic material (necessary to attend the course and to do the exam)TEXTS (where a specific edition is indicated, this is the one required for the preparation of the exam):
• Leopoldo Alas “Clarín”, La regenta, (vols. I e II), ed. J. Oleza, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Camilo José Cela, La colmena, ed. J. Urrutia, Mádrid, Cátedra;
• Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla, ed. M. J. Valdés, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Javier Cercas, Soldados de Salamina, ed. Domingo Ródenas, Madrid, Cátedra.
Reference Bibliography
CRITICS AND NOTIONS OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE HISTORY: a) L. Rodríguez Cacho, Manual de historia de la literatura española, vol. II, Siglos XVIII al XX, Madrid, Castalia (only the parts indicated by the professor); b) F. Antonucci, Il Novecento letterario spagnolo: percorsi, Pisa, ETS (chapters indicated by the professor); d) The introductions to the recommended editions (see point 1, Texts); e) any other critical materials that will be indicated by the professor on her website.Type of delivery of the course
Lecture-style lessons held by the professor. Students will be asked to participate actively through regular attendance and, above all, by carrying out works (written and oral) assigned by the professor during the course.Attendance
The course attendance is optional. Non-attending students are requested to contact the professor at least two months before the exam date. In addition, they must refer to the professor’s website for additional information and for the "Temario" of the exam (that is, the thematic guidelines useful for the exam preparation).Type of evaluation
Oral exam with possible additional materials to the programme (for non-attending students) agreed upon the basis of what has been done during the course. For the exam preparation a "Temario" ( that is, the thematic guidelines useful for the exam preparation) is made available on the professors' website. n.b. For the duration of the Covid-19 emergency, the oral exam will be carried out through the use of the Microsoft Teams platform.