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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Arabic Language and Literature
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Passing the exam of Arabic literature I.
Objectives
Contents The module focuses on modern Arabic literature, offering an overview of the most representative authors and literary genres of the nahdah.
Extended Syllabus Starting from the social and cultural rebirth movement (nahḍah), started in the early decades of the nineteenth century, the course includes the analysis of the emergence and development of the literary genres of the Arab tale and novel.
The major exponents of the literary and cultural life of the time in Egypt, in the Syrian-Lebanese area and in the Maghreb will be studied.
We will analyze the predominant poetic currents and the main issues addressed in the context of the cultural debate then in vogue, such as the quarrel between traditionalists and modernists; between conservatism and secularism; the emancipation of women.
Finally, some hints will be made on the birth and development of Arab theater.
The program also includes the analysis of some extracts in Arabic that are an integral part of the Arabic Literature II exam.
Each student must have read at least two novels (or anthologies of short stories or poems) of their choice, translated from Arabic into Italian. For the selection of Arabic works available in Italian, please refer to the website www.arablit.it
Recommended Bibliography Reference text:
I. Camera d'Afflitto, Contemporary Arabic literature from nahḍah to today, Carocci Editore, New Edition, Rome 2007 (all chapters).
Further texts:
Further in-depth texts will be indicated by the teacher during the course.
Teaching Methods The teaching of the module will be structured in 54 hours of frontal teaching, divided into lessons of 2 or 3 hours, based on the academic calendar.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam will consist of an oral interview.
Contacts/More Information Attendance is optional but highly recommended.
In addition to the lesson hours provided for in the module, highly recommended in-depth seminars are organized during the semester.