the course aims to provide students with a basic preparation on the history of italian literature, developing general history, literaly and critical problems. Its goal is the acquisition of the ability of a correct historical-critical interpretation of the works of the most important writers and on the transformations of the various genres
teacher profile teaching materials
The course aims to deepen the knowledge of Italian literary history from its origins to the 19th century, with particular attention to the narrative tradition in its various forms. Furthermore, in the second part of the course, a more careful reading of the nineteenth-century affirmation phase of the novel will be offered through the analysis of the issues raised by the genre and the solutions offered by Foscolo, Manzoni and Nievo.
1. Texts:
- A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi. Storia della Colonna infame, dir. F. De Cristofaro, Milano, Rizzoli, 2014
- I. Nievo, Le Confessioni d’un italiano, edited by S. Romagnoli, Venezia Marsilio, 1998
2. Critical studies:
- Manzoni, a cura di Paola Italia, Roma, Carocci, 2020
- R. Colombi, La verità della finzione, Storia e romanzo da Manzoni a Nievo, Roma, Carocci, 2022
3. Literary history
- G. Alfano – P. Italia – E. Russo – F. Tomasi, Letteratura italiana. Dalle Origini a metà Cinquecento. Manuale per studi universitari, Milano, Mondadori, 2018. Vol. 1
- G. Alfano – P. Italia – E. Russo – F. Tomasi, Letteratura italiana. Da Tasso a fine Ottocento. Manuale per studi universitari, Milano, Mondadori, 2018, Vol. 2
Students NOT attending will add, in points 1, 2 and 3,
- A. Frare, Leggere i promessi Sposi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016.
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Programme
Course title: The narrative tradition and the affirmation of the novel in the italian literary history.The course aims to deepen the knowledge of Italian literary history from its origins to the 19th century, with particular attention to the narrative tradition in its various forms. Furthermore, in the second part of the course, a more careful reading of the nineteenth-century affirmation phase of the novel will be offered through the analysis of the issues raised by the genre and the solutions offered by Foscolo, Manzoni and Nievo.
Core Documentation
Bibliography1. Texts:
- A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi. Storia della Colonna infame, dir. F. De Cristofaro, Milano, Rizzoli, 2014
- I. Nievo, Le Confessioni d’un italiano, edited by S. Romagnoli, Venezia Marsilio, 1998
2. Critical studies:
- Manzoni, a cura di Paola Italia, Roma, Carocci, 2020
- R. Colombi, La verità della finzione, Storia e romanzo da Manzoni a Nievo, Roma, Carocci, 2022
3. Literary history
- G. Alfano – P. Italia – E. Russo – F. Tomasi, Letteratura italiana. Dalle Origini a metà Cinquecento. Manuale per studi universitari, Milano, Mondadori, 2018. Vol. 1
- G. Alfano – P. Italia – E. Russo – F. Tomasi, Letteratura italiana. Da Tasso a fine Ottocento. Manuale per studi universitari, Milano, Mondadori, 2018, Vol. 2
Students NOT attending will add, in points 1, 2 and 3,
- A. Frare, Leggere i promessi Sposi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016.
Type of delivery of the course
frontal lessonsAttendance
Attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory. Non-attending students will have an extra book to support their studiesType of evaluation
oral interview