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
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Articolazione didattica: 36 hours; 6 CFU; I semester
Description: The aim of the course is to explore, by an interdisciplinary perspective, the relationship between Italian novel and the European literature in the twentieth century by the analysis of some cases (Manzini, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pasolini, Bianciardi, Mazzucco, Saviano, Scurati, Ferrante) and also by analyzing the intellectual function of authors in contemporary age.
Attending students have to study two critical essay of their choice and analyse two authors.
Students who do not attend have to read three critical essays in addition to two authors of their choice.
Erasmus students have to read a critical essay and analyse two authors.
Programme
Titolo del corso: Contemporary narratives. From the second twentieth century to the new MillenniumArticolazione didattica: 36 hours; 6 CFU; I semester
Description: The aim of the course is to explore, by an interdisciplinary perspective, the relationship between Italian novel and the European literature in the twentieth century by the analysis of some cases (Manzini, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pasolini, Bianciardi, Mazzucco, Saviano, Scurati, Ferrante) and also by analyzing the intellectual function of authors in contemporary age.
Attending students have to study two critical essay of their choice and analyse two authors.
Students who do not attend have to read three critical essays in addition to two authors of their choice.
Erasmus students have to read a critical essay and analyse two authors.
Core Documentation
Authors: Manzini, Banti, Ortese, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pavese, Fenoglio, D’Arrigo, Pasolini, Calvino, Bianciardi, Camilleri, Saviano, Ferrante, Mazzucco, Scurati.Reference Bibliography
Bibliography E. Attanasio, Forme dello spaesamento nella letteratura italiana (1965-1978), Quodlibet, 2025 V. P. Babini, Parole armate. Le grandi scrittrici del Novecento italiano tra Resistenza ed emancipazione, La Tartaruga, 2018 M. A. Bazzocchi, Cento anni di letteratura italiana. 1910-2010, Einaudi, 2021 La letteratura oggi. Romanzo, editoria, transmedialità, a cura di G. Benvenuti, Einaudi, 2023 L. Di Nicola, Protagoniste alle origini della Repubblica. Scrittrici, editrici, giornaliste e sceneggiatrici italiane, Carocci, 2021 E. Gambaro, Diventare autrice. Aleramo Morante de Céspedes Ginzburg Zangrandi Sereni, Unicopoli, 2018 Il romanzo modernista europeo. Autori, forme, questioni, a cura di M. Tortora, A. Volpone, Carocci, 2019Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. It is possible to take the exam even when not attending.Type of evaluation
Exam: The oral examination will be focused on the texts analysed and on the critical essays. teacher profile teaching materials
Articolazione didattica: 36 hours; 6 CFU; I semester
Description: The aim of the course is to explore, by an interdisciplinary perspective, the relationship between Italian novel and the European literature in the twentieth century by the analysis of some cases (Manzini, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pasolini, Bianciardi, Mazzucco, Saviano, Scurati, Ferrante) and also by analyzing the intellectual function of authors in contemporary age.
Attending students have to study two critical essay of their choice and analyse two authors.
Students who do not attend have to read three critical essays in addition to two authors of their choice.
Erasmus students have to read a critical essay and analyse two authors.
Programme
Titolo del corso: Contemporary narratives. From the second twentieth century to the new MillenniumArticolazione didattica: 36 hours; 6 CFU; I semester
Description: The aim of the course is to explore, by an interdisciplinary perspective, the relationship between Italian novel and the European literature in the twentieth century by the analysis of some cases (Manzini, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pasolini, Bianciardi, Mazzucco, Saviano, Scurati, Ferrante) and also by analyzing the intellectual function of authors in contemporary age.
Attending students have to study two critical essay of their choice and analyse two authors.
Students who do not attend have to read three critical essays in addition to two authors of their choice.
Erasmus students have to read a critical essay and analyse two authors.
Core Documentation
Authors: Manzini, Banti, Ortese, de Céspedes, Bellonci, Moravia, Morante, Ginzburg, Pavese, Fenoglio, D’Arrigo, Pasolini, Calvino, Bianciardi, Camilleri, Saviano, Ferrante, Mazzucco, Scurati.Reference Bibliography
Bibliography E. Attanasio, Forme dello spaesamento nella letteratura italiana (1965-1978), Quodlibet, 2025 V. P. Babini, Parole armate. Le grandi scrittrici del Novecento italiano tra Resistenza ed emancipazione, La Tartaruga, 2018 M. A. Bazzocchi, Cento anni di letteratura italiana. 1910-2010, Einaudi, 2021 La letteratura oggi. Romanzo, editoria, transmedialità, a cura di G. Benvenuti, Einaudi, 2023 L. Di Nicola, Protagoniste alle origini della Repubblica. Scrittrici, editrici, giornaliste e sceneggiatrici italiane, Carocci, 2021 E. Gambaro, Diventare autrice. Aleramo Morante de Céspedes Ginzburg Zangrandi Sereni, Unicopoli, 2018 Il romanzo modernista europeo. Autori, forme, questioni, a cura di M. Tortora, A. Volpone, Carocci, 2019Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. It is possible to take the exam even when not attending.Type of evaluation
Exam: The oral examination will be focused on the texts analysed and on the critical essays.