The 2nd year Literature course (Non-European language) comes under the core educational activities of the “Languages and cultures studies of the respective countries” of the bachelor’s degree course in Languages and Cultural & Linguistic Mediation, specifically the activities aimed at providing knowledge of the cultural and in particular the literary tradition of the foreign language of study, as well as the tools to analyze critically texts belonging to diverse literary typologies.
The course aims at enhancing: a) the acquaintance with the principal genres, authors and texts in the language of study;b) the application of the tools for the analysis of typologically diverse literary texts.
Expected learning outcomes: The students will enhance their familiarity with the most significant genres, authors and literary texts in the foreign language of study, as well as their ability to analyze different typologies of literary texts.
The course aims at enhancing: a) the acquaintance with the principal genres, authors and texts in the language of study;b) the application of the tools for the analysis of typologically diverse literary texts.
Expected learning outcomes: The students will enhance their familiarity with the most significant genres, authors and literary texts in the foreign language of study, as well as their ability to analyze different typologies of literary texts.
teacher profile teaching materials
Rosa, Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Rosa Lombardi, Oltre la Muraglia - Shen Congwen e le avanguardie letterarie del Novecento, Elliot, 2019;
Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. Press (schede su parti affrontate a lezione);
D.Pollard, Translation and Creation – Readings of Western literature in early modern China 1840- 1918, Hong Kong, 1998
- Other works uploaded on Teams
Compulsory readings:
- Lao She, Lao She, I due Ma, padre e figlio, Mondadori, 2021
- Zhu Tianxin, Nostalgia dei miei fratelli dei villaggi militari, Orientalia, 2023
- Zhang Ailing, Lussuria, Rizzoli, 2007
Other readings ( one book among the following)
- Shen Congwen, Il vecchio e il nuovo, Nutrimenti, 2004
- Lao She, Il ragazzo del risciò, Mondadori, 2019
- Lao She, Casa da te, Bonomo, 2020
- Su Tong, Lanterne rosse, Feltrinelli, 2010
- Su Tong, Casa dell'oppio, Orientalia, Orientalia, 2019
- Ba Jin, Famiglia, Atmosphere, 2018
Programme
The course presents the main lines of development of pre-modern and modern literature of China and modern literature of Taiwan, the main trends, writers, and works, against the background of the historical events that influenced the various phases. In addition to approaching Twentieth-century literature and the main debated issues, it aims to develop the ability to read texts critically.Core Documentation
G.Bertuccioli, La letteratura cinese, L’asino d’oro, 2013 (pp.305-412)Rosa, Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Rosa Lombardi, Oltre la Muraglia - Shen Congwen e le avanguardie letterarie del Novecento, Elliot, 2019;
Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. Press (schede su parti affrontate a lezione);
D.Pollard, Translation and Creation – Readings of Western literature in early modern China 1840- 1918, Hong Kong, 1998
- Other works uploaded on Teams
Compulsory readings:
- Lao She, Lao She, I due Ma, padre e figlio, Mondadori, 2021
- Zhu Tianxin, Nostalgia dei miei fratelli dei villaggi militari, Orientalia, 2023
- Zhang Ailing, Lussuria, Rizzoli, 2007
Other readings ( one book among the following)
- Shen Congwen, Il vecchio e il nuovo, Nutrimenti, 2004
- Lao She, Il ragazzo del risciò, Mondadori, 2019
- Lao She, Casa da te, Bonomo, 2020
- Su Tong, Lanterne rosse, Feltrinelli, 2010
- Su Tong, Casa dell'oppio, Orientalia, Orientalia, 2019
- Ba Jin, Famiglia, Atmosphere, 2018
Type of delivery of the course
lessons in presenceType of evaluation
oral examination + attendance to lectures