The course aims to offer a sufficiently rich and diversified panorama of the English literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Referring to reading techniques such as close reading (textual analysis) and distant reading (historical-literary framework), the course aims to strengthen students' language skills (reading and translation of texts) with particular reference to the literary language and criticism, as well as to solicit and exercise, during the lessons, their critical-analytical skills towards complex literary texts, with the aim of making them autonomous in reading literary texts in English.
Educational objectives
The course intends to propose reading and literary analysis paths in the field of English literature by choosing texts from different periods and linked to different geographical areas. It follows thematic nuclei in a diachronic and / or synchronic perspective and tries to provide multiple critical approaches to the texts. Furthermore, the course also aims to reflect on the literary canon and its transformations over time and to investigate with particular attention the intertextual mechanisms and literary structures in the different genres.
Expected learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE: At the end of the course, students must be able to discuss fundamental issues related to the discipline, frame the literary texts in the cultural and literary context of reference, provide thematic and critical interpretations of the literary works in the program. LANGUAGE AND LITERARY SKILLS: Students must be able to read the texts and recognize their linguistic complexity. Students must also be able to carry out a critical analysis of the texts in the program and be able to make connections between different authors, texts and literary movements. They will have to show awareness of the different critical approaches and the various levels of interpretation. Finally, students will have to demonstrate the ability to express themselves with clarity and rigor, using the specific language of the discipline.