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.
Canali
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2. Early 20th Century: Historical context. The New Culture Movement. Hu Shi and the Eight Points. Spoken drama. Lu Xun. Modern poetry. The May Fourth Movement; literary societies. Introduction of naturalism and related debates.
3.Writers of the late 1920s–1930s: Authors and works.
4.Shanghai writers of the late 1930s–1940s: Authors and works.
5. Taiwan Literature: Introduction to 20th-century literature. The postcolonial period. The question of identity. Works.
Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. Press
Rosa Lombardi, Oltre la Muraglia - Shen Congwen e le avanguardie letterarie del Novecento, Elliot, 2019.
Rosa, Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Letture e articoli critici caricati su Teams
Compulsory readings:
Lao She, I due Ma, padre e figlio, Mondadori, 2021
Wu Zhuoliu, La madre del dottore (dispensa)
Yang Kui – Racconti (Dispensa)
Two books by different authors
- Lao She, Cammello Xiangzi, Mondadori, 2014
- Lao She, La città dei gatti, Mondadori, 2019
- Wu Zhuoliu, Orphan of Asia, Columbia, 2008-
- Lu Xun, Grida, Sellerio 2020 (oppure: Lu Xun, Fuga sulla Luna)
- Shanghai Suite, Atmosphere libri, 2014
- Shen Congwen, Il vecchio e il nuovo, Nutrimenti, 2004
- Zhang Ailing, Lussuria, Rizzoli, 2007
- - Ba Jin, Famiglia, Atmosphere, 2018
Programme
1. Premodern China: Late 19th-century premodern literature and its historical context. The wars with imperialist powers and the beginning of reflection on China’s fate. Language and narrative in the late 19th-century vision. The work of translation and its centrality. Liang Qichao and his proposals on narrative and language. Late Qing fiction and novels. The growth of Shanghai. Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies literature. Works.2. Early 20th Century: Historical context. The New Culture Movement. Hu Shi and the Eight Points. Spoken drama. Lu Xun. Modern poetry. The May Fourth Movement; literary societies. Introduction of naturalism and related debates.
3.Writers of the late 1920s–1930s: Authors and works.
4.Shanghai writers of the late 1930s–1940s: Authors and works.
5. Taiwan Literature: Introduction to 20th-century literature. The postcolonial period. The question of identity. Works.
Core Documentation
G.Bertuccioli, La letteratura cinese, L’asino d’oro, 2013Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. Press
Rosa Lombardi, Oltre la Muraglia - Shen Congwen e le avanguardie letterarie del Novecento, Elliot, 2019.
Rosa, Lombardi, Voci da Taiwan, Orientalia, 2022
Letture e articoli critici caricati su Teams
Compulsory readings:
Lao She, I due Ma, padre e figlio, Mondadori, 2021
Wu Zhuoliu, La madre del dottore (dispensa)
Yang Kui – Racconti (Dispensa)
Two books by different authors
- Lao She, Cammello Xiangzi, Mondadori, 2014
- Lao She, La città dei gatti, Mondadori, 2019
- Wu Zhuoliu, Orphan of Asia, Columbia, 2008-
- Lu Xun, Grida, Sellerio 2020 (oppure: Lu Xun, Fuga sulla Luna)
- Shanghai Suite, Atmosphere libri, 2014
- Shen Congwen, Il vecchio e il nuovo, Nutrimenti, 2004
- Zhang Ailing, Lussuria, Rizzoli, 2007
- - Ba Jin, Famiglia, Atmosphere, 2018
Attendance
Attendance is highly recommended. During the course the reading texts will be explained and discussed.Type of evaluation
The assessment is carried out through questions on the course content. The final grade, expressed out of thirty, is based on the following criteria: • Completeness and relevance of the answers: 0–12 points • Adequacy of the content: 0–12 points • Clarity of presentation: 0–6 points