The aim of the course is the acquisiton of methodological, historical and critical abilities for the understanding of the basic moments of contemporary Italian literature and for the knowledge of its main authors and their works, focusing them in their historical context.
Curriculum
Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Programme
The course, starting from the beginning of 20th century, will follow the development of Italian literary history on both the lyrical and narrative side. Each author will be studied in its historical and geographical context, by some examples of reading and textual analysis of his major works, also through the constant reference to the contemporary context.For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
Core Documentation
General Bibliography:The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Reference Bibliography
We recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021 Exam Book: L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.Type of delivery of the course
Oral exam.Attendance
The course is not obligatory to attend.Type of evaluation
Examination: oral. The first part of the examination will focus on the literary context of the 900, the second on the exam book and on the works (to be chosen among the authors indicated in the general bibliography). teacher profile teaching materials
- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Programme
During the course, students will be offered close readings of various lyrical texts, starting from Leopardi and arriving at our contemporary age. The aim of the course is to provide students with the first methodological tools for interpreting a work in verse of literary modernity.Core Documentation
Adopted texts:- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Type of delivery of the course
Dialogued frontal lessons.Attendance
Attendance is recommended but optional.Type of evaluation
Oral examination. Assessment criteria: knowledge of the contents, ability to critically re-elaborate the acquired notions, clarity and propriety of the exposition.Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Programme
The course, starting from the beginning of 20th century, will follow the development of Italian literary history on both the lyrical and narrative side. Each author will be studied in its historical and geographical context, by some examples of reading and textual analysis of his major works, also through the constant reference to the contemporary context.For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
Core Documentation
General Bibliography:The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Reference Bibliography
We recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021 Exam Book: L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.Type of delivery of the course
Oral exam.Attendance
The course is not obligatory to attend.Type of evaluation
Examination: oral. The first part of the examination will focus on the literary context of the 900, the second on the exam book and on the works (to be chosen among the authors indicated in the general bibliography). teacher profile teaching materials
- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Programme
During the course, students will be offered close readings of various lyrical texts, starting from Leopardi and arriving at our contemporary age. The aim of the course is to provide students with the first methodological tools for interpreting a work in verse of literary modernity.Core Documentation
Adopted texts:- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Type of delivery of the course
Dialogued frontal lessons.Attendance
Attendance is recommended but optional.Type of evaluation
Oral examination. Assessment criteria: knowledge of the contents, ability to critically re-elaborate the acquired notions, clarity and propriety of the exposition.Canali
teacher profile teaching materials
For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Programme
The course, starting from the beginning of 20th century, will follow the development of Italian literary history on both the lyrical and narrative side. Each author will be studied in its historical and geographical context, by some examples of reading and textual analysis of his major works, also through the constant reference to the contemporary context.For students attending the course are required to read and analyze 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of their choice among the listed authors, also the exam book (see general bibliography).
For students who do not attend the course in addition to the examination texts, the full reading of 2 poetic collections and 2 narrative works of listed authors is required, also the exam book (see general bibliography); for Erasmus students the full reading of 1 poetic collection and 1 narrative work of listed authors (see general bibliography).
Core Documentation
General Bibliography:The history of Italian literature from 1900 to the 1970s is to be prepared on a manual of Italian literature (we recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021). A good knowledge of the following authors, is required: D’Annunzio, Serao, Deledda, Aleramo, Pirandello, Svevo, Tozzi, Gadda, Moravia, Pavese, Vittorini, Fenoglio, Calvino, Primo Levi, Pasolini, Elsa Morante, Ortese. It also requires a profile of the 20th century, as well as a good knowledge of the following authors: Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Marinetti, Palazzeschi, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Quasimodo, Luzi, Caproni, Sereni, Pasolini, Rosselli.
Exam Book:
L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.
Reference Bibliography
We recommend: G. Langella, La Modernità letteraria, Pearson, 2021 Exam Book: L. Pirandello, Novelle per un anno, vol. 1, edizione diretta da S. Costa, Scialle nero, La vita nuda, La rallegrata, a cura di M. Venturini, F. Tomassini, F. Miliucci, Mondadori, Oscar Moderni, 2021.Type of delivery of the course
Oral exam.Attendance
The course is not obligatory to attend.Type of evaluation
Examination: oral. The first part of the examination will focus on the literary context of the 900, the second on the exam book and on the works (to be chosen among the authors indicated in the general bibliography). teacher profile teaching materials
- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Programme
During the course, students will be offered close readings of various lyrical texts, starting from Leopardi and arriving at our contemporary age. The aim of the course is to provide students with the first methodological tools for interpreting a work in verse of literary modernity.Core Documentation
Adopted texts:- Paolo Giovannetti, La letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea. Guida allo studio, Carocci, Rome 2016 (or subsequent reprints).
- History of contemporary Italian literature, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century (the textbook used in secondary school can be used).
Those who do not attend the lessons will also study the volume by Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2004 (or subsequent reprints).
Type of delivery of the course
Dialogued frontal lessons.Attendance
Attendance is recommended but optional.Type of evaluation
Oral examination. Assessment criteria: knowledge of the contents, ability to critically re-elaborate the acquired notions, clarity and propriety of the exposition.