Literary Culture and Genres of Modernity
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer an in-depth knowledge of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Italian literature culture. Focus will be put on genres, types and forms of literary expression, according to the variety of their textual articulations and their multiple audience.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: 1) Awareness of the relationship between literary, semi-literary and extra-literary dominion in the context of twentieth-century production; 2) Knowledge of the modern literary genres system; 3) Awareness of the writer's professional role. 4) Awareness of the plurality of perspectives on literary texts.
Skills: 1) Ability to identify the main textual features (structural, thematic, stylistic) linked to the genre's historical development 2) Ability to describe textual choices in connection with fiction and nonfiction production 3) Ability to sort through the modes and genres outline.
Skills: 1) Ability to identify the main textual features (structural, thematic, stylistic) linked to the genre's historical development 2) Ability to describe textual choices in connection with fiction and nonfiction production 3) Ability to sort through the modes and genres outline.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course syllabus includes the following topics:
Unit A focuses on different kinds of narration from travel literature to journalism.
Unit B focuses on two of the most outstanding 20th century travel literature works La lente scura (2004) by Anna Maria Ortese and Viaggio in Italia (1957) by Guido Piovene
Unit A focuses on different kinds of narration from travel literature to journalism.
Unit B focuses on two of the most outstanding 20th century travel literature works La lente scura (2004) by Anna Maria Ortese and Viaggio in Italia (1957) by Guido Piovene
Prerequisites for admission
General knowledge of the 20th century Italian literature. Methodological awareness and basic specific vocabulary are also required.
Teaching methods
The course is offered in a lecture format with the aid of slides, audiovisual materials, learners and teacher interaction. Attendance is not compulsory but is highly recommended. The criteria for evaluating the learning process will be explained to students.
Teaching Resources
Bibliography
Unit A
Students are required to study from:
- C. Bertoni, Letteratura e giornalismo, Roma, Carocci, 2009, pp. 9-86 (chapters 1 e 2)
Unità B
Students can choose between:
- G. Piovene, Viaggio in Italia, Milano, Bompiani, 2017
- A.M. Ortese, La lente scura, Milano, Adelphi, 2004
For students who choose Piovene:
- C. Martignoni, I cinquant'anni del "Viaggio in Italia" di Guido Piovene, in "La modernità letteraria", n. 1, 2008, pp. 175-187.
- I. Crotti, Piovene viaggiatore della scrittura: "Viaggio in Italia", in Guido Piovene tra idoli e ragione, Venezia, Marsilio, 1996, pp. 269-287.
For students who choose Ortese:
- M. Quaini, Lo sguardo della Tartarughina del Levante, in Per Anna Maria Ortese, a cura di L. Clerici, doppio numero monografico di "Il Giannone", a. IV., nn. 7-8, gennaio-dicembre 2006, pp. 265-272.
- C. Della Coletta, Scrittura come utopia: "La lente scura" di Anna Maria Ortese, in "Italica", Vol. 76, No. 3 (Autumn, 1999), pp. 371-388.
Bibliography for students who do not attend courses
Unit A
In addition to the critical studies mentioned before:
- R. Ricorda, La letteratura di viaggio in Italia, Brescia, La Scuola, 2012, pp. 7-100 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 e 5)
Unit B
In addition to the critical studies mentioned before:
For students who choose Piovene:
- Premessa [G. Piovene] in Scrittori italiani di viaggio 1861-2000, a cura di L. Clerici, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore ("Meridiani"), 2013, pp. 412-422.
- S. Tamiozzo Goldmann, Appunti sul "Viaggio in Italia", in Viaggi e paesaggi di Guido Piovene, a cura di E. Del Tedesco e A. Zava, Fabrizio Serra, Pisa-Roma 2009, pp. 103-122.
For students who choose Ortese:
- Premessa [A.M. Ortese] in Scrittori italiani di viaggio 1861-2000, a cura di L. Clerici, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore ("Meridiani"), 2013, pp. 1382-1390.
- L. Clerici, Una inaffidabile viaggiatrice visionaria e Notizia sul testo, in A.M. Ortese, La lente scura, Milano, Adelphi, 2004, pp. 455-465 e pp. 469-478
Unit A
Students are required to study from:
- C. Bertoni, Letteratura e giornalismo, Roma, Carocci, 2009, pp. 9-86 (chapters 1 e 2)
Unità B
Students can choose between:
- G. Piovene, Viaggio in Italia, Milano, Bompiani, 2017
- A.M. Ortese, La lente scura, Milano, Adelphi, 2004
For students who choose Piovene:
- C. Martignoni, I cinquant'anni del "Viaggio in Italia" di Guido Piovene, in "La modernità letteraria", n. 1, 2008, pp. 175-187.
- I. Crotti, Piovene viaggiatore della scrittura: "Viaggio in Italia", in Guido Piovene tra idoli e ragione, Venezia, Marsilio, 1996, pp. 269-287.
For students who choose Ortese:
- M. Quaini, Lo sguardo della Tartarughina del Levante, in Per Anna Maria Ortese, a cura di L. Clerici, doppio numero monografico di "Il Giannone", a. IV., nn. 7-8, gennaio-dicembre 2006, pp. 265-272.
- C. Della Coletta, Scrittura come utopia: "La lente scura" di Anna Maria Ortese, in "Italica", Vol. 76, No. 3 (Autumn, 1999), pp. 371-388.
Bibliography for students who do not attend courses
Unit A
In addition to the critical studies mentioned before:
- R. Ricorda, La letteratura di viaggio in Italia, Brescia, La Scuola, 2012, pp. 7-100 (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 e 5)
Unit B
In addition to the critical studies mentioned before:
For students who choose Piovene:
- Premessa [G. Piovene] in Scrittori italiani di viaggio 1861-2000, a cura di L. Clerici, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore ("Meridiani"), 2013, pp. 412-422.
- S. Tamiozzo Goldmann, Appunti sul "Viaggio in Italia", in Viaggi e paesaggi di Guido Piovene, a cura di E. Del Tedesco e A. Zava, Fabrizio Serra, Pisa-Roma 2009, pp. 103-122.
For students who choose Ortese:
- Premessa [A.M. Ortese] in Scrittori italiani di viaggio 1861-2000, a cura di L. Clerici, Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore ("Meridiani"), 2013, pp. 1382-1390.
- L. Clerici, Una inaffidabile viaggiatrice visionaria e Notizia sul testo, in A.M. Ortese, La lente scura, Milano, Adelphi, 2004, pp. 455-465 e pp. 469-478
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral test.
The oral test is based on the discussion of the topics included in the syllabus. Students are required to show good knowledge of the works and the ability to analyse them critically displaying methodological awareness with reference to the 20th century literary production.
The oral test is based on the discussion of the topics included in the syllabus. Students are required to show good knowledge of the works and the ability to analyse them critically displaying methodological awareness with reference to the 20th century literary production.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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