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.
French Literature I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the French 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.
French Literature I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the French 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.
teacher profile teaching materials
First part: history of the poème en prose in France;
Second part: Baudelaire;
Third part: Ponge;
Fourth part: Quintane, Tarkos.
- Charles Baudelaire, Lo spleen di Parigi. Piccoli poemi in prosa, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2015.
- Francis Ponge, Il partito preso delle cose, Torino, Einaudi, 1979.
- Nathalie Quintane, Osservazioni / Remarques, Colorno, Tiellecì, Benway series, 2015.
- Christophe Tarkos, I soldi, Roma, Tic Edizioni, 2018.
2. Critical Essays.
- Paolo Giovannetti, "Al ritmo delll'ossimoro. Note sulla poesia in prosa", in Id., Dalla poesia in prosa al rap, Novara, Interlinea edizioni, 2008, pp. 19-45.
- Paolo Zublena, "Esiste (ancora) la poesia in prosa?", in "L'Ulisse", n° 13, 2010, pp. 43-47.
- Andrea Inglese, "Poesia in prosa e arti poetiche. Una ricognizione in terra di Francia", https://www.nazioneindiana.com/2010/03/31/poesia-in-prosa-e-arti-poetiche-una-ricognizione-in-terra-di-francia/
3. For further Readings.
- La poesia francese 1814-1914, a cura di Luca Pietromarchi, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012.
- Storia europea della letteratura francese. Dal Settecento all'età contemporanea, a cura di Lionello Sozzi, Torino, Einaudi, 2013, pp. 237-270, 305-310, 345-347, 352-354.
- Nathalie Quintane, Stand up, Roma, Tic Edizioni, 2020.
Programme
The poème en prose: from the origins to the overcoming.First part: history of the poème en prose in France;
Second part: Baudelaire;
Third part: Ponge;
Fourth part: Quintane, Tarkos.
Core Documentation
1. Poetry.- Charles Baudelaire, Lo spleen di Parigi. Piccoli poemi in prosa, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2015.
- Francis Ponge, Il partito preso delle cose, Torino, Einaudi, 1979.
- Nathalie Quintane, Osservazioni / Remarques, Colorno, Tiellecì, Benway series, 2015.
- Christophe Tarkos, I soldi, Roma, Tic Edizioni, 2018.
2. Critical Essays.
- Paolo Giovannetti, "Al ritmo delll'ossimoro. Note sulla poesia in prosa", in Id., Dalla poesia in prosa al rap, Novara, Interlinea edizioni, 2008, pp. 19-45.
- Paolo Zublena, "Esiste (ancora) la poesia in prosa?", in "L'Ulisse", n° 13, 2010, pp. 43-47.
- Andrea Inglese, "Poesia in prosa e arti poetiche. Una ricognizione in terra di Francia", https://www.nazioneindiana.com/2010/03/31/poesia-in-prosa-e-arti-poetiche-una-ricognizione-in-terra-di-francia/
3. For further Readings.
- La poesia francese 1814-1914, a cura di Luca Pietromarchi, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012.
- Storia europea della letteratura francese. Dal Settecento all'età contemporanea, a cura di Lionello Sozzi, Torino, Einaudi, 2013, pp. 237-270, 305-310, 345-347, 352-354.
- Nathalie Quintane, Stand up, Roma, Tic Edizioni, 2020.
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures.Type of evaluation
Oral exam.