bjective of the course, based on already acquired knowledge of the general panorama of contemporary Italian literature, is the deepening of methodological and critical competences that allow to start a hermeneutical practice on some basic texts, in prose and in verse.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
1. Giacomo Leopardi, Canti, edited by Lucio Felici, Newton Compton, Rome 2007 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Marco Dondero, Leopardi personaggio. Il poeta nei "Canti" e nella letteratura italiana contemporanea, Carocci, Rome 2020.
- Montale "Package"
1. Eugenio Montale, Ossi di seppia, edited by Pietro Cataldi and Floriana d'Amely, Oscar Mondadori, Milan 2016 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Massimiliano Tortora, Living one's own contradiction. Immanence and transcendence in Eugenio Montale's "Ossi di seppia", Pacini, Pisa 2015.
Attending students will prepare one of the two "packages" (n° 1. literary text + n° 2. book of criticism) of their choice. Non-attending students will prepare both literary texts, and will choose one of the two volumes of criticism.
Programme
During the course there will be an in-depth reading of poems by two protagonists of nineteenth and twentieth century Italian literature: Giacomo Leopardi and Eugenio Montale.Core Documentation
- Leopardi "Package"1. Giacomo Leopardi, Canti, edited by Lucio Felici, Newton Compton, Rome 2007 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Marco Dondero, Leopardi personaggio. Il poeta nei "Canti" e nella letteratura italiana contemporanea, Carocci, Rome 2020.
- Montale "Package"
1. Eugenio Montale, Ossi di seppia, edited by Pietro Cataldi and Floriana d'Amely, Oscar Mondadori, Milan 2016 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Massimiliano Tortora, Living one's own contradiction. Immanence and transcendence in Eugenio Montale's "Ossi di seppia", Pacini, Pisa 2015.
Attending students will prepare one of the two "packages" (n° 1. literary text + n° 2. book of criticism) of their choice. Non-attending students will prepare both literary texts, and will choose one of the two volumes of criticism.
Reference Bibliography
Knowledge of other works by Leopardi and Montale is desirable.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 revise the acquired notions, clarity and propriety of the exposition. teacher profile teaching materials
1. Giacomo Leopardi, Canti, edited by Lucio Felici, Newton Compton, Rome 2007 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Marco Dondero, Leopardi personaggio. Il poeta nei "Canti" e nella letteratura italiana contemporanea, Carocci, Rome 2020.
- Montale "Package"
1. Eugenio Montale, Ossi di seppia, edited by Pietro Cataldi and Floriana d'Amely, Oscar Mondadori, Milan 2016 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Massimiliano Tortora, Living one's own contradiction. Immanence and transcendence in Eugenio Montale's "Ossi di seppia", Pacini, Pisa 2015.
Attending students will prepare one of the two "packages" (n° 1. literary text + n° 2. book of criticism) of their choice. Non-attending students will prepare both literary texts, and will choose one of the two volumes of criticism.
Programme
During the course there will be an in-depth reading of poems by two protagonists of nineteenth and twentieth century Italian literature: Giacomo Leopardi and Eugenio Montale.Core Documentation
- Leopardi "Package"1. Giacomo Leopardi, Canti, edited by Lucio Felici, Newton Compton, Rome 2007 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Marco Dondero, Leopardi personaggio. Il poeta nei "Canti" e nella letteratura italiana contemporanea, Carocci, Rome 2020.
- Montale "Package"
1. Eugenio Montale, Ossi di seppia, edited by Pietro Cataldi and Floriana d'Amely, Oscar Mondadori, Milan 2016 (or subsequent editions): including introduction and annotations.
2. Massimiliano Tortora, Living one's own contradiction. Immanence and transcendence in Eugenio Montale's "Ossi di seppia", Pacini, Pisa 2015.
Attending students will prepare one of the two "packages" (n° 1. literary text + n° 2. book of criticism) of their choice. Non-attending students will prepare both literary texts, and will choose one of the two volumes of criticism.
Reference Bibliography
Knowledge of other works by Leopardi and Montale is desirable.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 revise the acquired notions, clarity and propriety of the exposition.