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
teacher profile teaching materials
William Shakespeare, "The Tempest / La Tempesta" [1610], testo inglese a fronte, Feltrinelli, 2019
Excerpts from "Robinson Crusoe" [1719] by Daniel Defoe e "Gulliver's Travels" [1726] by Jonathan Swift (provided by the teacher in pdf format)
Aldous Huxley, "Brave New World" [1932], Random, 2009
Mutuazione: 20710218 Letteratura inglese I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 A - E ESPOSITO LUCIA
Programme
The course traces the evolution of the utopian genre in English literature, from the first founding work, Thomas More’s "Utopia" (1516), to Aldous Huxley’s twentieth-century anti-utopian novel "Brave New World" (1932), passing through texts that, while constituting an important contribution, fall more loosely within the canon of the genre, such as William Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" (1610-11) and Daniel Defoe’s "Robinson Crusoe" (1719). The excursus through works that stand as inverted or distorted mirrors of the reality to which they belong and of the changes taking place in it will serve to illuminate some crucial features and dynamics of English cultural and literary history.Core Documentation
Thomas More, "Utopia" [1516], Feltrinelli, 2007William Shakespeare, "The Tempest / La Tempesta" [1610], testo inglese a fronte, Feltrinelli, 2019
Excerpts from "Robinson Crusoe" [1719] by Daniel Defoe e "Gulliver's Travels" [1726] by Jonathan Swift (provided by the teacher in pdf format)
Aldous Huxley, "Brave New World" [1932], Random, 2009
Type of delivery of the course
Lectures (unless special measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are applied).Attendance
It is not compulsory to attend classes, although it is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
The examination will be conducted orally in Italian. teacher profile teaching materials
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey / L’abbazia di Northanger [any unabridged edition]
Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man / Il segnalatore [available online]
H.G. Wells, The Red Room / La camera rossa [available online]
Virginia Woolf, Jacob’s Room / La stanza di Jacob [translated by N. Fusini, Feltrinelli]
Mutuazione: 20710218 Letteratura inglese I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 F - M GUARDUCCI MARIA PAOLA
Programme
This course provides an overview of English literature through the study of a variety of texts by some of its most representative authors. Highlighting the topos of the ghost, students will explore a series of texts belonging to different literary genres and historical contexts with a view to analysing some typologies of ghosts and the refractions these provide.Core Documentation
William Shakespeare, Hamlet / Amleto [Feltrinelli with parallel text]Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey / L’abbazia di Northanger [any unabridged edition]
Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man / Il segnalatore [available online]
H.G. Wells, The Red Room / La camera rossa [available online]
Virginia Woolf, Jacob’s Room / La stanza di Jacob [translated by N. Fusini, Feltrinelli]
Type of delivery of the course
In-class lessonsAttendance
Attendance is recommended. If you do not attend, you should contact me at least one month before the exam.Type of evaluation
Oral exam in person. Oral and/or written tests can be assigned during the course. teacher profile teaching materials
This first-year course will provide a historical and cultural overview of English literature through contextualization and analysis of some canonical texts within the genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Starting from the illusionary island of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, through the satirical world of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and other writings, the vision of Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, to the (in)sanity of Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway”, the course means to illustrate the nature of the literary text and to focus on the polisemy and epistemological import of these literary representations by exploring the contexts, contents and formal strategies of the selected literary works.
All the volumes and articles indicated below (primary and secondary sources) are compulsory reading and will be discussed during the final exam.
Students should buy the following editions of the texts and are expected to read them before the beginning of the course.
1. William Shakespeare, “The Tempest/La tempesta”, introduzione e traduzione di Alessandro Serpieri, note di Clara Mucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2006, ISBN: 9788831789837.
2. Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal/Una modesta proposta”, a cura di Luciana Pirè, Marsilio, Venezia, 2019, ISBN: 9788831722537; other satirical writings added as learning materials in Moodle: “An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity”; “The Tatler” Number 5 (from Tuesday Jan. 23, to Saturday Jan. 27, 1710).
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kubla Khan”, in “I poemi demoniaci”, a cura di Marcello Pagnini, con testo a fronte, Giunti, Firenze, 1996, ISBN: 9788809208438.
4. Virginia Woolf, “Mrs Dalloway/La signora Dalloway”, a cura e traduzione di Marisa Sestito con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2012, ISBN: 9788831711456.
Mutuazione: 20710218 Letteratura inglese I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 N - R STEVANATO SAVINA
Programme
Beyond reason: illusions, dreams, visions, (in)sanity from Shakespeare to WoolfThis first-year course will provide a historical and cultural overview of English literature through contextualization and analysis of some canonical texts within the genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Starting from the illusionary island of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, through the satirical world of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and other writings, the vision of Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, to the (in)sanity of Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway”, the course means to illustrate the nature of the literary text and to focus on the polisemy and epistemological import of these literary representations by exploring the contexts, contents and formal strategies of the selected literary works.
Core Documentation
PRIMARY SOURCESAll the volumes and articles indicated below (primary and secondary sources) are compulsory reading and will be discussed during the final exam.
Students should buy the following editions of the texts and are expected to read them before the beginning of the course.
1. William Shakespeare, “The Tempest/La tempesta”, introduzione e traduzione di Alessandro Serpieri, note di Clara Mucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2006, ISBN: 9788831789837.
2. Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal/Una modesta proposta”, a cura di Luciana Pirè, Marsilio, Venezia, 2019, ISBN: 9788831722537; other satirical writings added as learning materials in Moodle: “An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity”; “The Tatler” Number 5 (from Tuesday Jan. 23, to Saturday Jan. 27, 1710).
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kubla Khan”, in “I poemi demoniaci”, a cura di Marcello Pagnini, con testo a fronte, Giunti, Firenze, 1996, ISBN: 9788809208438.
4. Virginia Woolf, “Mrs Dalloway/La signora Dalloway”, a cura e traduzione di Marisa Sestito con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2012, ISBN: 9788831711456.
Type of delivery of the course
Lecture-style teaching (unless special measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are applied).Attendance
Students who do not attend are kindly invited to contact me during the year.Type of evaluation
Oral exam in person, unless special measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are applied. If needed oral and/or written tests might be assigned during the course. The exam will cover all issues and is aimed to assess expected learning outcomes. In the exam students will have to show that they have become proficient in understanding and analysing works, and relating literary texts to their historical and cultural contexts. teacher profile teaching materials
This first-year course will provide a historical and cultural overview of English literature through contextualization and analysis of some canonical texts within the genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Starting from the illusionary island of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, through the satirical world of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and other writings, the vision of Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, to the (in)sanity of Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway”, the course means to illustrate the nature of the literary text and to focus on the polisemy and epistemological import of these literary representations by exploring the contexts, contents and formal strategies of the selected literary works.
All the volumes and articles indicated below (primary and secondary sources) are compulsory reading and will be discussed during the final exam.
Students should buy the following editions of the texts and are expected to read them before the beginning of the course.
1. William Shakespeare, “The Tempest/La tempesta”, introduzione e traduzione di Alessandro Serpieri, note di Clara Mucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2006, ISBN: 9788831789837.
2. Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal/Una modesta proposta”, a cura di Luciana Pirè, Marsilio, Venezia, 2019, ISBN: 9788831722537; other satirical writings added as learning materials in Moodle: “An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity”; “The Tatler” Number 5 (from Tuesday Jan. 23, to Saturday Jan. 27, 1710).
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kubla Khan”, in “I poemi demoniaci”, a cura di Marcello Pagnini, con testo a fronte, Giunti, Firenze, 1996, ISBN: 9788809208438.
4. Virginia Woolf, “Mrs Dalloway/La signora Dalloway”, a cura e traduzione di Marisa Sestito con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2012, ISBN: 9788831711456.
Mutuazione: 20710218 Letteratura inglese I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 S - Z STEVANATO SAVINA
Programme
Beyond reason: illusions, dreams, visions, (in)sanity from Shakespeare to WoolfThis first-year course will provide a historical and cultural overview of English literature through contextualization and analysis of some canonical texts within the genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Starting from the illusionary island of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, through the satirical world of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and other writings, the vision of Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, to the (in)sanity of Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway”, the course means to illustrate the nature of the literary text and to focus on the polisemy and epistemological import of these literary representations by exploring the contexts, contents and formal strategies of the selected literary works.
Core Documentation
PRIMARY SOURCESAll the volumes and articles indicated below (primary and secondary sources) are compulsory reading and will be discussed during the final exam.
Students should buy the following editions of the texts and are expected to read them before the beginning of the course.
1. William Shakespeare, “The Tempest/La tempesta”, introduzione e traduzione di Alessandro Serpieri, note di Clara Mucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2006, ISBN: 9788831789837.
2. Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal/Una modesta proposta”, a cura di Luciana Pirè, Marsilio, Venezia, 2019, ISBN: 9788831722537; other satirical writings added as learning materials in Moodle: “An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity”; “The Tatler” Number 5 (from Tuesday Jan. 23, to Saturday Jan. 27, 1710).
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kubla Khan”, in “I poemi demoniaci”, a cura di Marcello Pagnini, con testo a fronte, Giunti, Firenze, 1996, ISBN: 9788809208438.
4. Virginia Woolf, “Mrs Dalloway/La signora Dalloway”, a cura e traduzione di Marisa Sestito con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2012, ISBN: 9788831711456.
Type of delivery of the course
Lecture-style teaching (unless special measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are applied).Attendance
Students who do not attend are kindly invited to contact me during the year.Type of evaluation
Oral exam in person, unless special measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are applied. If needed oral and/or written tests might be assigned during the course. The exam will cover all issues and is aimed to assess expected learning outcomes. In the exam students will have to show that they have become proficient in understanding and analysing works, and relating literary texts to their historical and cultural contexts.