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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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Students will be familiar with the basic notions of Italian literary history
Objectives Contents Leopardi's Operette Morali: a modern classic.
Reading Operette Morali is an extremely interesting and formative challenge, because it requires several hermeneutic and interdisciplinary means. In fact, knowledge of literary history, philosophy, rhetoric, stylistics, history, linguistics are essential. Therefore, Operette Morali is an exceptional field of study to sharpen critical tools and investigate Italian literature from Leopardi's lucid and eclectic perspective. Operette Morali will be read in the light of Enlightenment and Romantic theories and considering the articulated intertextuality that they contain. The aim is to dig up the different and topical aspects that this now classic text foresees.
Extended Syllabus Leopardi's Operette Morali: a modern classic.
Reading Operette Morali is an extremely interesting and formative challenge, because it requires several hermeneutic and interdisciplinary means. In fact, knowledge of literary history, philosophy, rhetoric, stylistics, history, linguistics are essential. Therefore, Operette Morali is an exceptional field of study to sharpen critical tools and investigate Italian literature from Leopardi's lucid and eclectic perspective. Operette Morali will be read in the light of Enlightenment and Romantic theories and considering the articulated intertextuality that they contain. The aim is to dig up the different and topical aspects that this now classic text foresees.
M.A. Bazzocchi, Leopardi, Il Mulino, 2021.
Recommended Bibliography M.A. Bazzocchi, Leopardi, Il Mulino, 2021.
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.
