The 3rd year Literature course (Non-European language) comes under the complementary learning activities 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 expanding and 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 further enhance and develop their familiarity with 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 expanding and 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 further enhance and develop their familiarity with 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
2. Socialist Realism: Mao Zedong’s Talks at Yan’an. Socialist authors. Socialist poetry.
3. Revolutionary Theater during the Cultural Revolution: Works and characteristics (e.g., model operas promoted during the Cultural Revolution).
4. Root-Seeking Literature: Authors and works.
5. Misty Poetry and Avant-Garde Poetry: Authors and works.
6. Third Generation Poetry: Authors and works
7. The Historical Novel and History: Mo Yan.
8. Avant-Garde Fiction: Authors and works.
9. Urban Literature: Authors and works
10. Sinophonia: Detective fiction as a bridge between West and East.
11. Taiwan: The Question of Identity: Mainland second-generation writers at the end of the White Terror.
12. Taiwan: Postcolonial Women’s Literature: Women authors and works.
Federica Passi, Letteratura Taiwanese – un profilo storico, Cafoscarina, 2007
Guido Samarani, La Cina contemporanea, Einaudi 2017
Stefano Pelaggi, L'isola sospesa, Luiss 2022
Saggi e letture su argomenti specifici caricati su Teams
Letture obbligatorie:
Mo Yan, Sorgo Rosso, Einaudi, 2012
Wang Shuo, Metà acqua, metà fuoco, Orientalia 2024
Tre libri di lettura a scelta di autori diversi
Su Tong, Spiriti senza pace, Feltrinelli 2012
Su Tong, La casa dell’oppio, Orientalia 2018
Su Tong, Racconti Fantastici e crudeli, EIR 2017
Mo Yan, Le rane, Einaudi, 2013
Bai Xianyong, Gente di Taipei, Atmosfere libri, 2024
Han Dong, Mettere radici, O Barra O, 2016
Yu Hua, Cronache di un venditore di sangue, Feltrinelli, 2018
Zhu Tianxin, Nostalgia dei fratelli dei villaggi di guarnigione, Orientalia 2023
Wu Zhuoliu, Orphan of Asia, Columbia University Press, 2006 (dispensa)
A Cheng, La trilogia dei re, Bompiani, 2003 (uno dei tre)
Qiu Maojin, Ultime lettere da Montmartre, Calabuig, 2016
Qiu Xiaolong, La misteriosa morte della compagna Guan, Marsilio 2018
Qiu Xiaolong, Nuove storie del vicolo della polvere, Marsilio 2014
Programme
1. Sinophone literature2. Socialist Realism: Mao Zedong’s Talks at Yan’an. Socialist authors. Socialist poetry.
3. Revolutionary Theater during the Cultural Revolution: Works and characteristics (e.g., model operas promoted during the Cultural Revolution).
4. Root-Seeking Literature: Authors and works.
5. Misty Poetry and Avant-Garde Poetry: Authors and works.
6. Third Generation Poetry: Authors and works
7. The Historical Novel and History: Mo Yan.
8. Avant-Garde Fiction: Authors and works.
9. Urban Literature: Authors and works
10. Sinophonia: Detective fiction as a bridge between West and East.
11. Taiwan: The Question of Identity: Mainland second-generation writers at the end of the White Terror.
12. Taiwan: Postcolonial Women’s Literature: Women authors and works.
Core Documentation
Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. PressFederica Passi, Letteratura Taiwanese – un profilo storico, Cafoscarina, 2007
Guido Samarani, La Cina contemporanea, Einaudi 2017
Stefano Pelaggi, L'isola sospesa, Luiss 2022
Saggi e letture su argomenti specifici caricati su Teams
Letture obbligatorie:
Mo Yan, Sorgo Rosso, Einaudi, 2012
Wang Shuo, Metà acqua, metà fuoco, Orientalia 2024
Tre libri di lettura a scelta di autori diversi
Su Tong, Spiriti senza pace, Feltrinelli 2012
Su Tong, La casa dell’oppio, Orientalia 2018
Su Tong, Racconti Fantastici e crudeli, EIR 2017
Mo Yan, Le rane, Einaudi, 2013
Bai Xianyong, Gente di Taipei, Atmosfere libri, 2024
Han Dong, Mettere radici, O Barra O, 2016
Yu Hua, Cronache di un venditore di sangue, Feltrinelli, 2018
Zhu Tianxin, Nostalgia dei fratelli dei villaggi di guarnigione, Orientalia 2023
Wu Zhuoliu, Orphan of Asia, Columbia University Press, 2006 (dispensa)
A Cheng, La trilogia dei re, Bompiani, 2003 (uno dei tre)
Qiu Maojin, Ultime lettere da Montmartre, Calabuig, 2016
Qiu Xiaolong, La misteriosa morte della compagna Guan, Marsilio 2018
Qiu Xiaolong, Nuove storie del vicolo della polvere, Marsilio 2014
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