Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The aim of the course is to deepen knowledge of the fundamental stages that marked the twentieth-century cultural system. The evolution of the figure of the publisher will be analysed, as well as the geography of Italian publishing development, the relationships created between authors and publishers, which are decisive in the writing of literary works, and the different roles played by authors within publishing houses. In this regard, authors and works considered particularly emblematic will be discussed, such as: Papini, Prezzolini, Vittorini, Pavese, Ginzburg, Calvino and Bassani.
The crucial role that magazines and periodicals have played in the definition of the literary canon, in the orientation of criticism and in the construction of the figure of the modern intellectual will also be investigated.
I. Piazza, Canonici si diventa, Palermo, Palumbo, 2022.
Additional text for NON-attending students
A. Cadioli, Letterati editori. Attività editoriale e modelli letterari nel Novecento, Milan, Il Saggiatore, 2017.
Book list:
1. G. Bassani, Interviste 1955-1983
2. V. Bompiani, Il mestiere dell’editore
3. I. Calvino, I libri degli altri
4. S. Cesari, Colloquio con Giulio Einaudi
5. N. Ginzburg, È difficile parlare di sé
6. P. Masino, Album di vestiti
7. G. Manzini, Lettera all'Editore
8. C. Pavese, Il mestiere di vivere
9. G. Sapienza, La mia parte di gioia
10. E. Vittorini, Americana
Mutuazione: 20730009 Letteratura contemporanea e sistemi culturali in Italianistica LM-14 (docente da definire)
Programme
The course focuses on the analysis of twentieth-century Italian literature, with particular attention to the relationship between authorial writing and publishing and cultural systems.The aim of the course is to deepen knowledge of the fundamental stages that marked the twentieth-century cultural system. The evolution of the figure of the publisher will be analysed, as well as the geography of Italian publishing development, the relationships created between authors and publishers, which are decisive in the writing of literary works, and the different roles played by authors within publishing houses. In this regard, authors and works considered particularly emblematic will be discussed, such as: Papini, Prezzolini, Vittorini, Pavese, Ginzburg, Calvino and Bassani.
The crucial role that magazines and periodicals have played in the definition of the literary canon, in the orientation of criticism and in the construction of the figure of the modern intellectual will also be investigated.
Core Documentation
Critical text:I. Piazza, Canonici si diventa, Palermo, Palumbo, 2022.
Additional text for NON-attending students
A. Cadioli, Letterati editori. Attività editoriale e modelli letterari nel Novecento, Milan, Il Saggiatore, 2017.
Book list:
1. G. Bassani, Interviste 1955-1983
2. V. Bompiani, Il mestiere dell’editore
3. I. Calvino, I libri degli altri
4. S. Cesari, Colloquio con Giulio Einaudi
5. N. Ginzburg, È difficile parlare di sé
6. P. Masino, Album di vestiti
7. G. Manzini, Lettera all'Editore
8. C. Pavese, Il mestiere di vivere
9. G. Sapienza, La mia parte di gioia
10. E. Vittorini, Americana
Attendance
For attending students, the course includes a seminar part and the handing in of a written paper to be agreed with the lecturer on a work chosen from the list. For attending students, the oral exam will focus on the discussion of the written paper and the critical reference text.Type of evaluation
The course will be developed in a seminar structure. The study and analysis of works will be an integral part of the lectures organised in such a way as to encourage debate and discussion.