Italian Literature (advanced)
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The course aims at improving the students' acquaintance of Italian Modern Literature, as well as developing their critical awareness of the literary tradition: historical background, transmission of texts, thematic and stylistic aspects. In order to achieve these goals, the course focuses on some relevant authors and texts from the late XVIth to the XIXth century.
Furthermore, in its first part the course aims at making the students more familiar with Dante's Commedia, with the help of the main tools of analysis and through the discussion of critical approaches useful to interpret literary texts (theory of styles and genres).
Furthermore, in its first part the course aims at making the students more familiar with Dante's Commedia, with the help of the main tools of analysis and through the discussion of critical approaches useful to interpret literary texts (theory of styles and genres).
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge. At the end of the course, the students are expected to be well-informed about Italian Modern Literature, especially for ages and authors which are object of the lessons; and to have a fair knowledge of Dante's Commedia.
Skills. The students are expected to be aware of the most suitable tools for the analysis and interpretation of literary texts (thematical and formal aspects), and to be able to set the works in their historical context. They are also expected to be conscious of the different methodological perspectives and to recognize the problematic aspects of the topics studied; to demonstrate a correct use of a scientific bibliography and the ability to clearly argue and properly use the specific lexicon of the discipline.
Skills. The students are expected to be aware of the most suitable tools for the analysis and interpretation of literary texts (thematical and formal aspects), and to be able to set the works in their historical context. They are also expected to be conscious of the different methodological perspectives and to recognize the problematic aspects of the topics studied; to demonstrate a correct use of a scientific bibliography and the ability to clearly argue and properly use the specific lexicon of the discipline.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
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
A-H
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course, divided into three parts of ca. 20 hours and 3 ECTS each, provides a presentation and discussion of the the following topics:
part A will be devote to Dante's Comedy (reading and commentary on selected chapters; Dante's culture; language and style of the Comedy; morphology of the afterlife; critical problems about Dante);
part B will be dedicated to Alfieri's tragedy, specifically to Antigone and Saul, as cases of study for different models, sources and tipologies of tragedy;
part C will focus on Manzoni's tragedy, specifically on Adelchi, its cultural background, its historical and theatrical dimension.
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher of the course. Also students with disabilities should contact the teacher of the course, in order to discuss alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent Office
part A will be devote to Dante's Comedy (reading and commentary on selected chapters; Dante's culture; language and style of the Comedy; morphology of the afterlife; critical problems about Dante);
part B will be dedicated to Alfieri's tragedy, specifically to Antigone and Saul, as cases of study for different models, sources and tipologies of tragedy;
part C will focus on Manzoni's tragedy, specifically on Adelchi, its cultural background, its historical and theatrical dimension.
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher of the course. Also students with disabilities should contact the teacher of the course, in order to discuss alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent Office
Prerequisites for admission
In order to access the course the student must have passed the first year Italian Literature exam.
Teaching methods
The course is offered in a lecture format. Attendance is not mandatory but still strongly recommended. Lectures are based on paper materials; students might read texts in electronic format when available. Traditional frontal teaching is integrated by parts of discussion and collaboration with students aimed at enhancing their critical attitudes. A workshop focusing on "critical writing", addressed to majoring students, will be held beside the course.
Teaching Resources
ATTENDING STUDENTS
In addition to the bibliography, documents uploaded on Ariel must be taken into account in the overall study.
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Dante Alighieri, Commedia
Inferno, 6, 17, 21, 22, 27 e 32; Purgatorio, 1, 8, 11, 22, 27, 30; Paradiso, 1, 4, 15, 22, 23 e 33
Edition:
Commentaries by Bosco-Reggio, Le Monnier; Mercuri, Einaudi; Chiavacci Leonardi, Mondadori are specifically suggested
Critical Bibliography
Alberto Casadei, Dante. Storia avventurosa delle Divina Commedia dalla selva oscura alla realtà aumentata, il Saggiatore
Giorgio Inglese, Dante. Guida alla Divina Commedia, Carocci
Gianfranco Contini, Dante come personaggio poeta della "Commedia", in Un'idea di Dante, Einaudi
Part B ((20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Vittorio Alfieri, Antigone
Vittorio Alfieri, Saul
Edition:
Alfieri, Tragedie, a cura di Bruno Maier, Garzanti 1999 e successivi
Critical Bibliography:
P. Luciani, Cose d'affetto e terribili : l'Antigone, in "La rassegna della letteratura italiana", 2, 2003, pp. 467-479 [anche in Ead., Autore temerario: studi su Vittorio Alfieri, SEF 2005]
V. Perdichizzi, Umanesimo e razionalismo nei drammi biblici di Alfieri, in La bibbia nella letteratura italiana. I. Dall'Illuminismo al Decadentismo, a cura di P. Gibellini e N. Di Nino, Morcelliana, 2009, pp. 45-62.
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Manzoni, Adelchi
Edition:
Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992
Critical Bibliography:
Gilberto Lonardi, Introduzione a Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992, pp. 9-53 e 257-274, oltre alle note
P. Guidotti, in Adelchi, Amleto e la storia, Id. Manzoni teatrale : le tragedie di Manzoni tra dibattito europeo e fortuna italiana, Pacini Fazzi, 2012, pp. 97-114
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Dante Alighieri, Commedia
Inferno, 3, 6, 9, 14, 17, 21, 22, 27, 31 e 32; Purgatorio, 1, 2, 8, 11, 20, 22, 27, 30, 31; Paradiso, 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17, 22, 23 e 33
Critical Bibliography
Alberto Casadei, Dante. Storia avventurosa delle Divina Commedia dalla selva oscura alla realtà aumentata, il Saggiatore
Gianfranco Contini, Dante come personaggio poeta della "Commedia", in Un'idea di Dante, Einaudi
Giorgio Inglese, Dante. Guida alla Divina Commedia, Carocci
Francesco Spera, Guglielmo Barucci, Dante, Carocci, cap. V (La Commedia)
Mirko Tavoni, Perché il poema di Dante è una commedia?, in Id., Qualche idea su Dante, il Mulino, pp. 335-369
Part B (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Alfieri, Antigone e Saul
Edition:
Alfieri, Tragedie, a cura di Bruno Maier, Garzanti 1999 e successivi
Critical Bibliography:
A. Di Benedetto e V. Perdichizzi, Alfieri, Salerno ed. 2014, pp. 67-75, 133-141, 165-167
P. Luciani, Cose d'affetto e terribili : l'Antigone, in "La rassegna della letteratura italiana", 2, 2003, pp. 467-479 [anche in Ead., Autore temerario: studi su Vittorio Alfieri, SEF 2005]
V. Perdichizzi, L'Antigone di Alfieri tra tradizione e originalità, in Vittorio Alfieri. Drammaturgia e autobiografia. Atti della Giornata di studi, a cura di P.C. Buffaria e P. Grossi, Istituto italiano di cultura, 2005, pp. 123-146
V. Perdichizzi, Umanesimo e razionalismo nei drammi biblici di Alfieri, in La bibbia nella letteratura italiana. I. Dall'Illuminismo al Decadentismo, a cura di P. Gibellini e N. Di Nino, Morcelliana, 2009, pp. 45-62.
M. Guglielminetti, Il linguaggio biblico del Saul, in Id., Saul e Mirra, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 1994, pp. 1-30
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Manzoni, Adelchi
Edition:
Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992
Critical Bibliography:
Gilberto Lonardi, Introduzione a Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992, pp. 9-53 e 257-274, oltre alle note
P. Guidotti, in Adelchi, Amleto e la storia, Id. Manzoni teatrale : le tragedie di Manzoni tra dibattito europeo e fortuna italiana, Pacini Fazzi, 2012, pp. 97-114
V. Boggione, L'inaudito che salva. Per una lettura dell'Adelchi, in "Rivista di studi manzoniani", VI, 2022, pp. 31-51
A. Fabrizi, Il Discorso sui Longobardi, in Id., Manzoni storico e altri saggi sette-ottocenteschi, SEF 2004, pp. 25-36.
In addition to the bibliography, documents uploaded on Ariel must be taken into account in the overall study.
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Dante Alighieri, Commedia
Inferno, 6, 17, 21, 22, 27 e 32; Purgatorio, 1, 8, 11, 22, 27, 30; Paradiso, 1, 4, 15, 22, 23 e 33
Edition:
Commentaries by Bosco-Reggio, Le Monnier; Mercuri, Einaudi; Chiavacci Leonardi, Mondadori are specifically suggested
Critical Bibliography
Alberto Casadei, Dante. Storia avventurosa delle Divina Commedia dalla selva oscura alla realtà aumentata, il Saggiatore
Giorgio Inglese, Dante. Guida alla Divina Commedia, Carocci
Gianfranco Contini, Dante come personaggio poeta della "Commedia", in Un'idea di Dante, Einaudi
Part B ((20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Vittorio Alfieri, Antigone
Vittorio Alfieri, Saul
Edition:
Alfieri, Tragedie, a cura di Bruno Maier, Garzanti 1999 e successivi
Critical Bibliography:
P. Luciani, Cose d'affetto e terribili : l'Antigone, in "La rassegna della letteratura italiana", 2, 2003, pp. 467-479 [anche in Ead., Autore temerario: studi su Vittorio Alfieri, SEF 2005]
V. Perdichizzi, Umanesimo e razionalismo nei drammi biblici di Alfieri, in La bibbia nella letteratura italiana. I. Dall'Illuminismo al Decadentismo, a cura di P. Gibellini e N. Di Nino, Morcelliana, 2009, pp. 45-62.
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Manzoni, Adelchi
Edition:
Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992
Critical Bibliography:
Gilberto Lonardi, Introduzione a Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992, pp. 9-53 e 257-274, oltre alle note
P. Guidotti, in Adelchi, Amleto e la storia, Id. Manzoni teatrale : le tragedie di Manzoni tra dibattito europeo e fortuna italiana, Pacini Fazzi, 2012, pp. 97-114
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Part A (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Dante Alighieri, Commedia
Inferno, 3, 6, 9, 14, 17, 21, 22, 27, 31 e 32; Purgatorio, 1, 2, 8, 11, 20, 22, 27, 30, 31; Paradiso, 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 17, 22, 23 e 33
Critical Bibliography
Alberto Casadei, Dante. Storia avventurosa delle Divina Commedia dalla selva oscura alla realtà aumentata, il Saggiatore
Gianfranco Contini, Dante come personaggio poeta della "Commedia", in Un'idea di Dante, Einaudi
Giorgio Inglese, Dante. Guida alla Divina Commedia, Carocci
Francesco Spera, Guglielmo Barucci, Dante, Carocci, cap. V (La Commedia)
Mirko Tavoni, Perché il poema di Dante è una commedia?, in Id., Qualche idea su Dante, il Mulino, pp. 335-369
Part B (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Alfieri, Antigone e Saul
Edition:
Alfieri, Tragedie, a cura di Bruno Maier, Garzanti 1999 e successivi
Critical Bibliography:
A. Di Benedetto e V. Perdichizzi, Alfieri, Salerno ed. 2014, pp. 67-75, 133-141, 165-167
P. Luciani, Cose d'affetto e terribili : l'Antigone, in "La rassegna della letteratura italiana", 2, 2003, pp. 467-479 [anche in Ead., Autore temerario: studi su Vittorio Alfieri, SEF 2005]
V. Perdichizzi, L'Antigone di Alfieri tra tradizione e originalità, in Vittorio Alfieri. Drammaturgia e autobiografia. Atti della Giornata di studi, a cura di P.C. Buffaria e P. Grossi, Istituto italiano di cultura, 2005, pp. 123-146
V. Perdichizzi, Umanesimo e razionalismo nei drammi biblici di Alfieri, in La bibbia nella letteratura italiana. I. Dall'Illuminismo al Decadentismo, a cura di P. Gibellini e N. Di Nino, Morcelliana, 2009, pp. 45-62.
M. Guglielminetti, Il linguaggio biblico del Saul, in Id., Saul e Mirra, L'Erma di Bretschneider, 1994, pp. 1-30
Part C (20 hours, 3 ECTS):
Manzoni, Adelchi
Edition:
Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992
Critical Bibliography:
Gilberto Lonardi, Introduzione a Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi, a cura di Gilberto Lonardi, Marsilio, 1992, pp. 9-53 e 257-274, oltre alle note
P. Guidotti, in Adelchi, Amleto e la storia, Id. Manzoni teatrale : le tragedie di Manzoni tra dibattito europeo e fortuna italiana, Pacini Fazzi, 2012, pp. 97-114
V. Boggione, L'inaudito che salva. Per una lettura dell'Adelchi, in "Rivista di studi manzoniani", VI, 2022, pp. 31-51
A. Fabrizi, Il Discorso sui Longobardi, in Id., Manzoni storico e altri saggi sette-ottocenteschi, SEF 2004, pp. 25-36.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Learning results are assessed by an individual oral exam with the aim to test acquired knowledge. Assessment criteria include the ability to organise speech and present topics and problems with the appropriate expression. Marks are out of 30. The result is communicated to the student at the end of the exam.
Maximum grade: 30/30. Minimum passing grade: 18/30.
Maximum grade: 30/30. Minimum passing grade: 18/30.
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
I-Z
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The programme is divided into three parts. The first will focus on some aspects of Dante's "Divine Comedy"; the second on Giuseppe Parini's "Il Giorno" and the third on his "Odi".
The programme is valid until September 2024.
The programme is valid until September 2024.
Prerequisites for admission
The prerequisite course is Italian Literature.
Teaching methods
The course will be based on formal lectures. Class attendance at lessons is strongly recommended.
Additional texts and documents will be uploaded on the e-learning platform Ariel.
A workshop focusing on "critical writing", addressed to majoring students, will be held beside the course. This workshop is not compulsory.
Additional texts and documents will be uploaded on the e-learning platform Ariel.
A workshop focusing on "critical writing", addressed to majoring students, will be held beside the course. This workshop is not compulsory.
Teaching Resources
ATTENDING STUDENTS
Part A: D. Alighieri, "Commedia". Editions commented by Sapegno (La Nuova Italia), Bosco-Reggio (Le Monnier), Pasquini-Quaglio (Garzanti); Chiavacci Leonardi (Mondadori); Inglese (Carocci) are recommended.
Part B and Part C:
G. Parini, "Il Giorno, le Odi", a cura di G. Nicoletti, Milano, Rizzoli. Other materials will be available on the dedicated course website in the Ariel portal.
NON ATTENDING STUDENTS
Part A: Non attending students will also read G. Ledda, "Dante", Bologna, il Mulino (chapters III-IX).
Part B and Part C: Non-attending students will also read Giuseppe Nicoletti, "Parini", Roma, Salerno (chapter IX excluded).
Part A: D. Alighieri, "Commedia". Editions commented by Sapegno (La Nuova Italia), Bosco-Reggio (Le Monnier), Pasquini-Quaglio (Garzanti); Chiavacci Leonardi (Mondadori); Inglese (Carocci) are recommended.
Part B and Part C:
G. Parini, "Il Giorno, le Odi", a cura di G. Nicoletti, Milano, Rizzoli. Other materials will be available on the dedicated course website in the Ariel portal.
NON ATTENDING STUDENTS
Part A: Non attending students will also read G. Ledda, "Dante", Bologna, il Mulino (chapters III-IX).
Part B and Part C: Non-attending students will also read Giuseppe Nicoletti, "Parini", Roma, Salerno (chapter IX excluded).
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam, based on the topics described in the course programme and directed to check the expected learning outcomes (in particular, students are expected to be well-prepared on the subject; to have achieved critical and analytical abilities with literary texts; to argue clearly and properly).
Assessments are marked out of thirty. Students are allowed to choose between earning 6 credits (parts A+B or A+C) and earning 9 credits (3 parts).
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher. Likewise, students with any disabilities are kindly asked to contact the teacher in order to agree on alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent office.
Assessments are marked out of thirty. Students are allowed to choose between earning 6 credits (parts A+B or A+C) and earning 9 credits (3 parts).
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher. Likewise, students with any disabilities are kindly asked to contact the teacher in order to agree on alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent office.
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Office hours: wednesday 15.00-18.00, by appointment only. Nevertheless, due to multiple administrative tasks, appointments could be given in other days.
Department of Literary Studies, Philology and Linguistics; sector Modern Philology, 1st floor, via Francesco Sforza