Modern Italian Literature

The course shows the main lines of evolution of modern italian literature, within the framework of historical-cultural context and of peculiarities of literary and linguistical history; presents the instruments and the critical methods useful to analyze and interpretate texts; gives the main lines of history of the critical literature referring to the studied period, according to the most recent tendencies of scientific studies.

Comprehension and punctual analysis of the literary text, within the framework of the relevant historical and cultural contexts, using the critical literature and developing capability of selection; capability of autonomous confrontation and judgement; capability of define and discussing problems of interpretation, with awareness of the different methodological perspectives. Capability of preparing a scientific bibliography and programming a research agenda. Capability of expressing clairly and properly, using the terms specific to the discipline.