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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Women and love, women and violence, women and stereotypes, women and the search for personal and sexual freedom... Since the end of the Middle Ages, unforgettable, paradigmatic female types have emerged in Spanish literature: we will study some of them, over a very wide time span, which will give us the opportunity to dwell on some major moments of cultural change. Furthermore, the variety of genres considered (theatre, fiction, poetry) will also allow us to begin to familiarise ourselves with the specific languages and techniques of these literary forms.
N.B. Students with a surname beginning with a letter between A and L (=channel A-L) will take the course with Prof. F. Antonucci in the SECOND SEMESTER. M-Z students will take the course with Prof. Resta in the FIRST SEMESTER.
- F. de Rojas, La Celestina, introduzione di C. Samonà, Milano, BUR (compulsory edition);
- P. Calderón de la Barca, La dama duende, traduzione, introduzione e note di F. Antonucci in Il teatro dei secoli d’oro, II, a cura di M. Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2015, pp. 11-241 (compulsory edition made available by the teachers);
- E. Pardo Bazán, “El indulto”, “El encaje roto”, “Las medias rojas” (“L’indulto”, “Il pizzo strappato”, “Le calze rosse”), original and translation in: E. Pardo Bazán, Il pizzo strappato. Racconti sulla violenza contro le donne, a cura di Valentina Nider, Venezia, Marsilio, 2021, (compulsory edition);
- F. García Lorca, “Lucía Martínez”, “Romance de la pena negra”, “La casada infiel” (texts made available by the teachers).
Mutuazione: 20710215 Letteratura spagnola I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 Per LMLC e altri CDS RESTA ILARIA
Programme
Female models and types in Spanish literature: a journey through time and literary genres.Women and love, women and violence, women and stereotypes, women and the search for personal and sexual freedom... Since the end of the Middle Ages, unforgettable, paradigmatic female types have emerged in Spanish literature: we will study some of them, over a very wide time span, which will give us the opportunity to dwell on some major moments of cultural change. Furthermore, the variety of genres considered (theatre, fiction, poetry) will also allow us to begin to familiarise ourselves with the specific languages and techniques of these literary forms.
N.B. Students with a surname beginning with a letter between A and L (=channel A-L) will take the course with Prof. F. Antonucci in the SECOND SEMESTER. M-Z students will take the course with Prof. Resta in the FIRST SEMESTER.
Core Documentation
1) TEXTS (to be studied in full; where a specific edition is required, it is the one required for the exam preparation):- F. de Rojas, La Celestina, introduzione di C. Samonà, Milano, BUR (compulsory edition);
- P. Calderón de la Barca, La dama duende, traduzione, introduzione e note di F. Antonucci in Il teatro dei secoli d’oro, II, a cura di M. Grazia Profeti, Milano, Bompiani, 2015, pp. 11-241 (compulsory edition made available by the teachers);
- E. Pardo Bazán, “El indulto”, “El encaje roto”, “Las medias rojas” (“L’indulto”, “Il pizzo strappato”, “Le calze rosse”), original and translation in: E. Pardo Bazán, Il pizzo strappato. Racconti sulla violenza contro le donne, a cura di Valentina Nider, Venezia, Marsilio, 2021, (compulsory edition);
- F. García Lorca, “Lucía Martínez”, “Romance de la pena negra”, “La casada infiel” (texts made available by the teachers).
Type of delivery of the course
1) General presentation of each of the four texts or blocks of texts into which the programme is divided; information on the historical-literary context. Lectures. 2) Analysis of the female characters in the context of each of the works on the programme. Introduction to the different methodologies of analysis useful for works of drama, fiction and poetry. Lectures, classroom exercises, exercises to be carried out at other times as part of individual study. 3) The historical-literary reference framework, which will be presented in the frontal lectures, will have to be deepened by the students through the study of the Criticism and Literary History texts indicated under "Adopted texts".Attendance
Active and constant attendance is strongly recommended for adequate preparation for the examination. A student is considered to be attending if he/she has actively attended at least 70% of the lectures, during which he/she will be led to carry out a series of on-going exercises that will contribute 30% to the final assessment of competence. Non-attending students are invited to contact the lecturer at least two months before the call to which they intend to attend. During the interview, the lecturer will indicate the specific syllabus for the 'non-attending' mode (different from the one indicated above) and will provide all the information and support materials for individual study, as well as access to a self-study platform set up specifically for this mode. Those who have not followed this procedure will not be allowed to take the examination.Type of evaluation
Forms of in-progress assessment are envisaged through individual exercises and/or presentations to be carried out in written or oral form, reserved for students who attend regularly. The final oral examination will assess the general knowledge (points 1 and 3 of the Terms of Reference) and the skills acquired (point 2), excluding any parts that may have been verified through the exercises and individual work.