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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE I Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Contemporary Italian Literature
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents Contents:
This area includes the literary studies of the last two centuries. Special attention is attributed to the 20th century’s literature in its various expressions, genres and researches, with a focus on the historical and theoretical questions raised by literary modernity, according to the methodologies of the historical and literary criticism along with the competences and perspectives peculiar to the militant criticism.
This course is focused on the study of literary modernity with special regard to the 20th century, through the analysis of the cultural movements, the forms, the languages and the tradition-innovation bond.
Extended Syllabus The course aims to analyze the non-fiction works of Ignazio Silone, particularly "Uscita di sicurezza" e "La scuola dei dittatori". Lectures will focus on construction of the writer's identity through the multiple experiences of his life.
Recommended Bibliography 1. Ignazio Silone, "La scuola dei dittatori", Introduzione di Claudio Marabini, Milano, Mondadori, 2018;
2. Ignazio Silone, "Uscita di sicurezza", Introduzione di Bruno Falcetto, Postfazione e note di Mimmo Franzinelli, Milano, Mondadori, 2014;
3. Nicola Chiaromonte, "Credere e non credere", Prefazione di Alessandro Piperno, Postfazione di Raffaele Manica, Milano, Mondadori, 2023.
4. Giuseppe Lupo, La modernità malintesa, Venezia, Marsilio, 2023.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Evaluation methods:
Final oral exam.
The exam first focuses on text analysis, which requires an in-depth study on linguistic, stylistic, theoretical, historical and literary issues.
Marks will cover the range from 18 to 30 (possibly “con lode”).