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 core courses of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It introduces to the knowledge and understanding of Spanish literary culture through the reading of representative texts, analysed with particular attention to intercultural and transcultural dynamics; students will also acquire basic tools of literary, cultural and historical analysis. They will be able, at the end of the module, to read and understand literary texts in translation and in the original language, being able to identify their formal and structural peculiarities; they will be able to relate these texts to the historical and cultural context of reference, and will possess the communicative skills necessary for the re-elaboration and transmission of acquired disciplinary content.
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Through an analysis of key texts from Spanish literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, this course explores how literary writing examines and portrays the relationship between truth, fiction and illusion. Particular attention will be paid to textual devices (such as fictional autobiography, prologues and various poetic and theatrical voices) that challenge the boundaries between author and character, and between lived experience and literary invention.
The analysis of the texts on the syllabus will be complemented by introductory lectures on historical and cultural context, as well as sessions providing a theoretical and methodological introduction to the main literary genres covered in the course (prose, poetry, drama).
N.B. Students whose surnames begin with a letter between M and Z (= M-Z stream) will take the course with Prof. Paula Casariego Castiñeira in the FIRST SEMESTER. Students in the A-L stream will take the course with Prof. Sara Pezzini in the SECOND SEMESTER.
-Anonymous, "Lazarillo de Tormes", ed. and trans. by A. Gargano, Italian text facing, Venice, Marsilio;
-Miguel de Cervantes, “Al lettore (Prologo)” and “Il dottor Vetrata,” "Novelle esemplari", ed. and trans. by A. Martinengo, Turin, TEA, 1989 (texts provided in the course pack, original version and Italian translation);
-Selection of poetic texts by Garcilaso, Góngora, and Quevedo (texts provided in the course pack);
-Pedro Calderón de la Barca, "La vita è un sogno", edited by Fausta Antonucci, with facing text, Marsilio, Venice, 2009.
2. CRITICISM, HISTORY OF LITERATURE AND METHODOLOGY
-M. Grazia Profeti, "L’età d’oro della letteratura spagnola: Il Cinquecento e Il Seicento", La Nuova Italia, 1998 (only the chapters provided by the instructors in the course pack);
-The introductions to the required editions of the works listed in the TEXTS section ("Lazarillo de Tormes" and "La vita è un sogno");
-Other critical and supporting materials made available by the instructors on the course Teams platform.
Programme
Fiction, Deception and Illusion in Early Modern Spanish LiteratureThrough an analysis of key texts from Spanish literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, this course explores how literary writing examines and portrays the relationship between truth, fiction and illusion. Particular attention will be paid to textual devices (such as fictional autobiography, prologues and various poetic and theatrical voices) that challenge the boundaries between author and character, and between lived experience and literary invention.
The analysis of the texts on the syllabus will be complemented by introductory lectures on historical and cultural context, as well as sessions providing a theoretical and methodological introduction to the main literary genres covered in the course (prose, poetry, drama).
N.B. Students whose surnames begin with a letter between M and Z (= M-Z stream) will take the course with Prof. Paula Casariego Castiñeira in the FIRST SEMESTER. Students in the A-L stream will take the course with Prof. Sara Pezzini in the SECOND SEMESTER.
Core Documentation
1. TEXTS-Anonymous, "Lazarillo de Tormes", ed. and trans. by A. Gargano, Italian text facing, Venice, Marsilio;
-Miguel de Cervantes, “Al lettore (Prologo)” and “Il dottor Vetrata,” "Novelle esemplari", ed. and trans. by A. Martinengo, Turin, TEA, 1989 (texts provided in the course pack, original version and Italian translation);
-Selection of poetic texts by Garcilaso, Góngora, and Quevedo (texts provided in the course pack);
-Pedro Calderón de la Barca, "La vita è un sogno", edited by Fausta Antonucci, with facing text, Marsilio, Venice, 2009.
2. CRITICISM, HISTORY OF LITERATURE AND METHODOLOGY
-M. Grazia Profeti, "L’età d’oro della letteratura spagnola: Il Cinquecento e Il Seicento", La Nuova Italia, 1998 (only the chapters provided by the instructors in the course pack);
-The introductions to the required editions of the works listed in the TEXTS section ("Lazarillo de Tormes" and "La vita è un sogno");
-Other critical and supporting materials made available by the instructors on the course Teams platform.
Reference Bibliography
See item 2 under ‘Testi adottati in inglese"Attendance
Regular and active attendance is strongly recommended to ensure adequate preparation for the exam. A student is considered to be attending if they have actively attended at least 70% of the lectures, during which they will be required to complete a series of ongoing oral and written exercises that will contribute 30% to the final assessment of their skills. Students who cannot guarantee this level of attendance are invited to contact the lecturer at least two months before the examination session for which they intend to register, in order to book a meeting. During this meeting, the lecturer will outline the specific programme for the ‘non-attending’ mode (the texts for which differ from those listed above) and will provide all the information and support materials for self-study, as well as access to a self-learning platform specifically designed for this mode, in order to ensure adequate preparation and targeted academic support for students unable to attend the course. Students who have not followed this procedure will not be permitted to sit the exam.Type of evaluation
Continuous assessment will account for 30% of the final mark; the final assessment of the subject-specific skills acquired will take the form of an oral examination. For non-attending students, the overall assessment of theoretical and historical-cultural knowledge, as well as skills in understanding and analysing literary texts, will be assessed orally during the final examination. teacher profile teaching materials
Through an analysis of key texts from Spanish literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, this course explores how literary writing examines and portrays the relationship between truth, fiction and illusion. Particular attention will be paid to textual devices (such as fictional autobiography, prologues and various poetic and theatrical voices) that challenge the boundaries between author and character, and between lived experience and literary invention.
The analysis of the texts on the syllabus will be complemented by introductory lectures on historical and cultural context, as well as sessions providing a theoretical and methodological introduction to the main literary genres covered in the course (prose, poetry, drama).
N.B. Students whose surnames begin with a letter between M and Z (= M-Z stream) will take the course with Prof. Paula Casariego Castiñeira in the FIRST SEMESTER. Students in the A-L stream will take the course with Prof. Sara Pezzini in the SECOND SEMESTER.
• Anonimo, Lazarillo de Tormes, ed. e trad. A. Gargano, testo italiano a fronte, Venezia, Marsilio;
• Miguel de Cervantes, «Al lettore (Prologo)» e «Il Dottor Vetrata», Novelle esemplari, ed. e trad. A. Martinengo, Torino, TEA, 1989 (texts provided by the professors in the handout, original version and Italian translation);
• A selection of poems by Garcilaso, Góngora and Quevedo (text provided by the teachers in the handout);
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vita è un sogno, a cura di Fausta Antonucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2009.
CRITICISM, HISTORY OF LITERATURE AND METHODOLOGY
• M. Grazia Profeti, L’età d’oro della letteratura spagnola: Il Cinquecento e Il Seicento, La Nuova Italia, 1998 (only the chapters provided by the professors in the handout);
• The introductions to the required editions of the works listed in the TEXTS section (Lazarillo de Tormes and La vita è un sogno);
• Other essential and supplementary materials made available by the lecturers on the course’s Teams platform.
Programme
"Fiction, Deception and Illusion in Early Modern Spanish Literature"Through an analysis of key texts from Spanish literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, this course explores how literary writing examines and portrays the relationship between truth, fiction and illusion. Particular attention will be paid to textual devices (such as fictional autobiography, prologues and various poetic and theatrical voices) that challenge the boundaries between author and character, and between lived experience and literary invention.
The analysis of the texts on the syllabus will be complemented by introductory lectures on historical and cultural context, as well as sessions providing a theoretical and methodological introduction to the main literary genres covered in the course (prose, poetry, drama).
N.B. Students whose surnames begin with a letter between M and Z (= M-Z stream) will take the course with Prof. Paula Casariego Castiñeira in the FIRST SEMESTER. Students in the A-L stream will take the course with Prof. Sara Pezzini in the SECOND SEMESTER.
Core Documentation
TEXTS• Anonimo, Lazarillo de Tormes, ed. e trad. A. Gargano, testo italiano a fronte, Venezia, Marsilio;
• Miguel de Cervantes, «Al lettore (Prologo)» e «Il Dottor Vetrata», Novelle esemplari, ed. e trad. A. Martinengo, Torino, TEA, 1989 (texts provided by the professors in the handout, original version and Italian translation);
• A selection of poems by Garcilaso, Góngora and Quevedo (text provided by the teachers in the handout);
• Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vita è un sogno, a cura di Fausta Antonucci, con testo a fronte, Marsilio, Venezia, 2009.
CRITICISM, HISTORY OF LITERATURE AND METHODOLOGY
• M. Grazia Profeti, L’età d’oro della letteratura spagnola: Il Cinquecento e Il Seicento, La Nuova Italia, 1998 (only the chapters provided by the professors in the handout);
• The introductions to the required editions of the works listed in the TEXTS section (Lazarillo de Tormes and La vita è un sogno);
• Other essential and supplementary materials made available by the lecturers on the course’s Teams platform.
Reference Bibliography
See section TEXTS, point 2Attendance
Regular and active attendance is strongly recommended to ensure adequate preparation for the exam. A student is considered to be attending if they have actively attended at least 70% of the lectures, during which they will be required to complete a series of ongoing oral and written exercises that will contribute 30% to the final assessment of their skills. Students who cannot guarantee this level of attendance are invited to contact the lecturer at least two months before the examination session for which they intend to register, in order to book a meeting. During this meeting, the lecturer will outline the specific programme for the ‘non-attending’ mode (the texts for which differ from those listed above) and will provide all the information and support materials for self-study, as well as access to a self-learning platform specifically designed for this mode, in order to ensure adequate preparation and targeted academic support for students unable to attend the course. Students who have not followed this procedure will not be permitted to sit the exam.Type of evaluation
Continuous assessment will account for 30% of the final mark; the final assessment of the subject-specific skills acquired will take the form of an oral examination. For non-attending students, the overall assessment of theoretical and historical-cultural knowledge, as well as skills in understanding and analysing literary texts, will be assessed orally during the final examination.