20709107 - french literature

The aim of the course will be to introduce the student to the thought and works of the Historical Vanguards, in a perspective that links them to the great romantic and anti-bourgeois thought. It seems increasingly evident that an adequate critical training can only be achieved by having a historical-cultural perspective capable of going back to the epistemic novelty marked by Duchamp and company, thanks to their reflections and their works, especially starting from the revolutionary device of the ready-made.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course will start from Isaiah Berlin’s text on Romanticism and will then focus on how Romanticism influenced all the Avantgardes, especially Dadaism. We will take in consideration theoretical and aesthetic problems of the movement, with particular regard to Duchamp’s ready made art works. Finally we will examine Nadja, a masterpiece of French literature by Andre Breton.

Core Documentation

I. Berlin, Le radici del romanticismo, Milano, Adelphi, 2001
A. Breton, Nadja, Torino, Einaudi, 2007
V. Magrelli, Profilo del dada, Roma, Laterza 2019


Type of delivery of the course

Oral lesson. Historical study, text reading, text anaysis, discussion, with wide use of musical and cinematographical examples trought internet. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing the way in which teaching activities and student assessment are carried out will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will apply: distance learning.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be oral. The test is aimed at verifying the level of understanding of the concepts and notions acquired during the course. Save for exceptions, the duration of the test is going to be between 10 and 30 minutes. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing the way in which teaching activities and student assessment are carried out will be implemented. In particular, the following arrangements will apply: distance examination.

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Mutuazione: 20709107 LETTERATURA FRANCESE in DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo) L-3 MAGRELLI VALERIO

Programme

The course will start from Isaiah Berlin’s text on Romanticism and will then focus on how Romanticism influenced all the Avantgardes, especially Dadaism. We will take in consideration theoretical and aesthetic problems of the movement, with particular regard to Duchamp’s ready made art works. Finally we will examine Nadja, a masterpiece of French literature by Andre Breton.

Core Documentation

I. Berlin, Le radici del romanticismo, Milano, Adelphi, 2001
A. Breton, Nadja, Torino, Einaudi, 2007
V. Magrelli, Profilo del dada, Roma, Laterza 2019


Type of delivery of the course

Oral lesson. Historical study, text reading, text anaysis, discussion, with wide use of musical and cinematographical examples trought internet. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing the way in which teaching activities and student assessment are carried out will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will apply: distance learning.

Type of evaluation

The exam will be oral. The test is aimed at verifying the level of understanding of the concepts and notions acquired during the course. Save for exceptions, the duration of the test is going to be between 10 and 30 minutes. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing the way in which teaching activities and student assessment are carried out will be implemented. In particular, the following arrangements will apply: distance examination.