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 I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the Spanish literary culture through the reading of exemplary texts analysed paying special attention to intercultural dynamics. It helps students discover the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will be able to read and understand literary texts in the original language employing the analytical methods and tools they will have learned in class; furthermore, they will possess the necessary communicative skills to re-elaborate the acquired disciplinary contents.
Spanish Literature I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the Spanish literary culture through the reading of exemplary texts analysed paying special attention to intercultural dynamics. It helps students discover the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will be able to read and understand literary texts in the original language employing the analytical methods and tools they will have learned in class; furthermore, they will possess the necessary communicative skills to re-elaborate the acquired disciplinary contents.
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The course will consist of 30 hours of lectures and 6 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):
• Lope de Vega, Il cavaliere di Olmedo, trad. di F. Antonucci, testo spagnolo a fronte, in Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro, a cura di M. G. Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, vol. I);
• Federico García Lorca, Bodas de sangre/Nozze di sangue, edizione bilingue a cura di E. Pittarello, Venezia, Marsilio;
• Alfonso Sastre, Escuadra hacia la muerte/Squadra verso la morte. Edición, estudio crítico y traducción de Enrico di Pastena, Pisa, ETS, 2013.
Programme
The course aims to explore the different manifestations of the tragic in Spanish theater through the analysis of some representative texts of the genre included in a wide temporal, cultural and literary horizon that goes from the 'baroque nueva' comedy to the 50s of the XX century . Basic elements of analysis of the theatrical text will be provided in its relationship with literature and representation.The course will consist of 30 hours of lectures and 6 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):
• Lope de Vega, Il cavaliere di Olmedo, trad. di F. Antonucci, testo spagnolo a fronte, in Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro, a cura di M. G. Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, vol. I);
• Federico García Lorca, Bodas de sangre/Nozze di sangue, edizione bilingue a cura di E. Pittarello, Venezia, Marsilio;
• Alfonso Sastre, Escuadra hacia la muerte/Squadra verso la morte. Edición, estudio crítico y traducción de Enrico di Pastena, Pisa, ETS, 2013.
Reference Bibliography
CRITICS AND NOTIONS OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE HISTORY: a) Carlos Alvar, José Carlos Mainer, Rosa Navarro, Storia della letteratura spagnola. Vol. I: Il Medioevo e l’età d’oro, Torino, Einaudi (solo parte 2, “L’età d’oro”); b) F. Antonucci, Il Novecento letterario spagnolo: percorsi, Pisa, ETS (capitoli indicati dalla docente); c) L. Chines, C. Varotti, Che cos’è un testo letterario, Roma, Carocci (capitoli indicati dalla docente); 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 professor's 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. teacher profile teaching materials
Lope de Vega, El perro del hortelano / Il cane dell’ortolano, a cura di F. Antonucci e S. Arata, Napoli, Liguori;
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vida es sueño / La vita è un sogno, a cura di Fausta Antonucci, Venezia, Marsilio, 2009.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, El alcalde de Zalamea / Il giudice di Zalamea, a cura di Giovanni Caravaggi, in Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro. Volume II, coord. Maria Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2015, pp. 909-1105.
Historic and literary context and methodology:
Carlos Alvar, José Carlos Mainer, Rosa Navarro, Storia della letteratura spagnola. Vol. I: Il Medioevo e l’età d’oro, Torino, Einaudi (parte 2, “L’età d’oro”);
Maria Grazia Profeti, «Introduzione: Il teatro spagnolo dei Secoli d’Oro», in: Lope de Vega Carpio, Tirso de Molina, Miguel de Cervantes, Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro. Volume I, coord. Maria Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2014, pp. VII-XXXVII.
José Luis García Barrientos, Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro, Madrid, Síntesis (paragrafi: 2.2.2, pp. 62-67; 2.3.3.a, pp. 76-77; cap. 4, tutto).
For non-attending students, see what was said under the heading "Development", "Frequency".
Programme
The program aims to introduce students to the theatrical phenomenon in the Spain of Siglo de Oro, through the reading, commentary and dramaturgical analysis of three canonical texts by Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca.Core Documentation
Texts (also the introductions to the indicated editions are study materials):Lope de Vega, El perro del hortelano / Il cane dell’ortolano, a cura di F. Antonucci e S. Arata, Napoli, Liguori;
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vida es sueño / La vita è un sogno, a cura di Fausta Antonucci, Venezia, Marsilio, 2009.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, El alcalde de Zalamea / Il giudice di Zalamea, a cura di Giovanni Caravaggi, in Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro. Volume II, coord. Maria Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2015, pp. 909-1105.
Historic and literary context and methodology:
Carlos Alvar, José Carlos Mainer, Rosa Navarro, Storia della letteratura spagnola. Vol. I: Il Medioevo e l’età d’oro, Torino, Einaudi (parte 2, “L’età d’oro”);
Maria Grazia Profeti, «Introduzione: Il teatro spagnolo dei Secoli d’Oro», in: Lope de Vega Carpio, Tirso de Molina, Miguel de Cervantes, Il teatro dei Secoli d’Oro. Volume I, coord. Maria Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2014, pp. VII-XXXVII.
José Luis García Barrientos, Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro, Madrid, Síntesis (paragrafi: 2.2.2, pp. 62-67; 2.3.3.a, pp. 76-77; cap. 4, tutto).
For non-attending students, see what was said under the heading "Development", "Frequency".
Reference Bibliography
see aboveType of delivery of the course
1) General part (key concepts of literary history and analysis of theatrical text, lectures and individual study). 2) Exercises of dramaturgical analysis of the theatrical texts in the program (works to be presented in the classroom, assessable for the final exam). 3) Examples of reading and interpretation of theatrical texts in the program (lectures and classroom exercises).Attendance
Non-attending students will have to refer to a specific program, with self-learning materials available on the Moodle platform. For this reason, all those who consider that they cannot attend, even partially, are invited to contact the professor at least two months before the exam date, in order to have the necessary indications to access the platform.Type of evaluation
The ongoing evaluation will be conducted through individual works that will be assigned in the classroom. The oral exam will evaluate the general knowledge (point 1 of the program) and the acquired competences (points 2 and 3). The final grade will consist of 20% of the result of the ongoing evaluation and 80% of the result of the oral exam.