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.
English Literature I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the English 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
English Literature I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the English 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
Canali
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Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses / Ulisse [online]
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations / Grandi speranze (any unabridged edition)
James Joyce, Dubliners / Gente di Dublino (any unabridged edition)
Programme
This course provides a detailed analysis of some of the historical and cultural knots in English literature through the study of texts by some of the authors belonging to its canon. The course will focus on topics, contexts and textual strategies with a view to underlining the literary representation of the modern antihero as it develops from Shakespeare's Hamlet.Core Documentation
William Shakespeare, Hamlet / Amleto (English/Italian edition with It. translation by A. Lombardo);Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses / Ulisse [online]
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations / Grandi speranze (any unabridged edition)
James Joyce, Dubliners / Gente di Dublino (any unabridged edition)
Type of delivery of the course
LecturesType of evaluation
Final oral exam. June/July exams: oral online exams (Microsoft Teams) teacher profile teaching materials
Il corso intende avviare alla conoscenza e comprensione della cultura letteraria inglese con particolare attenzione alle dinamiche interculturali e transculturali. Si propone di far acquisire competenze di base nella lettura di testi esemplari dei tre principali macrogeneri (narrativa poesia e teatro), la cui scelta è stata effettuata seguendo un percorso tematico: la battaglia dei sessi.
W. Shakespeare, La bisbetica domata con testo a fronte, traduzione a cura di Iolanda Plescia, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2019.
Jane Austen, Orgoglio e pregiudizio, traduzione di Giulio Caprin, Milano, Mondadori, 2010.
Robert Browning, Poesie con testo a fronte, a cura di Angelo Righetti, Milano, Mursia, 1990.
T. S. Eliot, Frammento di un agone con testo a fronte, traduzione a cura di Roberto Sanesi, in Opere, a cura di Roberto Sanesi, Milano, Bompiani, 2001.
Testi secondari
Brioschi F., Di Girolamo C., Fusillo M., Introduzione alla letteratura. Nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2017.
Programme
The battle of the sexesIl corso intende avviare alla conoscenza e comprensione della cultura letteraria inglese con particolare attenzione alle dinamiche interculturali e transculturali. Si propone di far acquisire competenze di base nella lettura di testi esemplari dei tre principali macrogeneri (narrativa poesia e teatro), la cui scelta è stata effettuata seguendo un percorso tematico: la battaglia dei sessi.
Core Documentation
Testi primariW. Shakespeare, La bisbetica domata con testo a fronte, traduzione a cura di Iolanda Plescia, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2019.
Jane Austen, Orgoglio e pregiudizio, traduzione di Giulio Caprin, Milano, Mondadori, 2010.
Robert Browning, Poesie con testo a fronte, a cura di Angelo Righetti, Milano, Mursia, 1990.
T. S. Eliot, Frammento di un agone con testo a fronte, traduzione a cura di Roberto Sanesi, in Opere, a cura di Roberto Sanesi, Milano, Bompiani, 2001.
Testi secondari
Brioschi F., Di Girolamo C., Fusillo M., Introduzione alla letteratura. Nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2017.
Type of delivery of the course
Distance teaching. Register on Moodle to access the course (ask the teacher for the password)Type of evaluation
Due to the Covid 19 emergency the exams will be held according to the Rector's Decree No. 703 of 5 May 2020 (oral distance assessment). The course is delivered online on the Moodle platform (registration is mandatory: ask the Course Convenor for the password). It has been divided into 4 modules, one for each reading text. At the end of each module there is an activity (Attività di fine modulo) to assess the accomplishment of understanding and knowledge of the contents as well as the abilities required. Performing 1 Activities earns you a bonus of 1 point on the final grade; performing 2 activities earns you 1 and 1/2 points on the final grade, performing 3 activities earns you 2 points.. Those who did not accomplished any of the Activities must contact the Convenor for a written assignment to be sent via email at least one week before the oral exam. teacher profile teaching materials
Shakespeare, Midsummer night's dream
Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
Eliot, The Waste Land
Introductions must be read in all books
Programme
A general introduction to English literature, focusing on diachronic and synchronic interculturalismCore Documentation
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: General Prologue, The Knight's Tale, The Man of Law's Tale, The Wife of Bath's TaleShakespeare, Midsummer night's dream
Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
Eliot, The Waste Land
Introductions must be read in all books
Reference Bibliography
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: General Prologue, The Knight's Tale, The Man of Law's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale Shakespeare, Midsummer night's dream Defoe, Robinson Crusoe Eliot, The Waste LandType of evaluation
Oral test to verify the knowledge acquired during the course