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HISTORY AND TEXTS OF THE ITALIAN LITERARY TRADITION Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
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Prerequisites:
Students will be familiar with the basic notions of Italian literary history
Objectives Contents Alessandro Manzoni: the path towards modernity
Alessandro Manzoni’s work has been approached by critics from new perspectives in the last twenty years, and it has proven itself to be central both to the Italian and the European literary history. The relevance of Manzoni’s thought about language, communication, politics, anthropology, religion as well as about literature and art in general, is now definitively acquired: Promessi Sposi is a novel in which the reflection on evil and the manipulation of truth through the word lead the reader to confront himself with universal and unavoidable problems for the analysis of reality and human relations. The course will be mainly focused on Manzoni’s relationship with Classicism and Romanticism, on the question of language, on the importance of theater in the author’s formation, on the choice and peculiarities of the “historical novel” genre.
Extended Syllabus Alessandro Manzoni: the path towards modernity
Alessandro Manzoni’s work has been approached by critics from new perspectives in the last twenty years, and it has proven itself to be central both to the Italian and the European literary history. The relevance of Manzoni’s thought about language, communication, politics, anthropology, religion as well as about literature and art in general, is now definitively acquired: Promessi Sposi is a novel in which the reflection on evil and the manipulation of truth through the word lead the reader to confront himself with universal and unavoidable problems for the analysis of reality and human relations. The course will be mainly focused on Manzoni’s relationship with Classicism and Romanticism, on the question of language, on the importance of theater in the author’s formation, on the choice and peculiarities of the “historical novel” genre.
- Alfano, Italia, Russo, Tomasi, "Profilo di letteratura italiana", Mondadori (da p. 475-702).
Readings:
Recommended Bibliography - Alfano, Italia, Russo, Tomasi, "Profilo di letteratura italiana", Mondadori (pp. 475-702).
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Teaching Methods Power-point assisted Lectures; seminars, occasionally conducted by specialist guest speakers
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Students will take an oral exam, conversing on the topics dealt with in class and listed in this syllabus. They will be asked 6-7 questions meant to assess their ability to express themselves correctly, and their knowledge of the historical context, the socio-cultural issues, as well as the stylistic and thematic peculiarities of the authors’ works. Their ability to understand and conduct a critical analysis of the literary texts listed in this syllabus will be also assessed.
Contacts/More Information Attendance is not mandatory. The syllabus for the students not attending the course has not changed.
