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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
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Prerequisites:
Students are requested to know English Literature form Shakespere to the Twentieth Century.
Objectives
Contents The idea of “sin” in Literary Texts.
Within art, society culture, philosophy, literature and many other spheres, a constant issue being dealt with is that of sin. Reappraisal and re-evaluation of this concept have proceeded down varied stimulating paths in relation to the multidisciplinary appraisal, although philosophical aesthetic and epistemic emphases commonly reflect issues present in literature. It is apparent that many define sin as the contravention of religious law, an activity considered as extremely shameful and a fault against widely accepted moral or religious principles, as a traditional conception of sin.
Authors:
William Shakespeare
Aphra Behn
Joseph Conrad
Nathaniel Hawthorne
James Anthony Froude
Extended Syllabus The idea of “sin” in Literary Texts.
Within art, society culture, philosophy, literature and many other spheres, a constant issue being dealt with is that of sin. Reappraisal and re-evaluation of this concept have proceeded down varied stimulating paths in relation to the multidisciplinary appraisal, although philosophical aesthetic and epistemic emphases commonly reflect issues present in literature. It is apparent that many define sin as the contravention of religious law, an activity considered as extremely shameful and a fault against widely accepted moral or religious principles, as a traditional conception of sin.
Authors:
William Shakespeare
Aphra Behn
Joseph Conrad
Nathaniel Hawthorne
James Anthony Froude
P. Partenza, Sin's Multifaceted Aspects in Literary Texts, Gottingen, V&Runipress, 2018.
R. Paulson, Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature, Yale University Press, 2007.
IMPORTANT: furtehr information will be provided by the teacher at the beginning of the course.
BIBLIOGRAPHY IN PROGRESS: Please do check this web page for further notice and information.
Recommended Bibliography THEORY AND CRITICISM
R. Paulson, Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature, Yale University Press, 2007.
P. Partenza, Sin's Multifaceted Aspects in Literary Texts, Gottingen, V&Runipress, 2018.
IMPORTANT: furtehr information will be provided by the teacher at the beginning of the course.
Teaching Methods Le lezioni rappresentano un punto di partenza per la comprensione dei temi principali del corso, forniscono anche l'opportunità di discutere diversi argomenti in modo più dettagliato.
Lezioni, seminari, discussioni in classe, presentazioni degli studenti. Lingue: inglese e italiano
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
By the end of this course students will understand:
• The principal features of the content and form of the novels and stories studied.
• The relevant contexts - historical, biographical, literary, ideological - for the main works studied.
And they will have developed the following skills:
• The ability to identify relevant factors of specific content and form in each Literary period studied
• The ability to recognize features of differing contexts present in each Literary period studied
• The ability to undertake a literary analysis of a fictional text proposed.
ORAL EXAMINATION
Grades:
EXCELLENT: Students' high capability to elaborate on the exiting debates on the topics proposed, originality of thought and EXCELLENT knowledge of the theories and of the texts; accurate and appropriate language.
VERY GOOD level: Students' capability to elaborate on the exiting debates on the topics proposed, originality of thought and VERY GOOD knowledge of the theories and of the texts ; appropriate, accurate language.
GOOD level: Students' capability to elaborate on the exiting debates on the topics proposed, knowledge of the theories and of the texts; and appropriate language.
PASS: Students' capability to enter the exiting debates on the topics proposed, SUFFICIENT knowledge of the theories and of the texts ; appropriate language.
FAIL: Student's LACK OF KNOWLEDGE of the theories employed during the course, INCAPABILITY to critical reading of the novels, INAPPROPRIATE and INACCURATE language.
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