Course: Modern Italy from the Literature Point of View

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Course title Modern Italy from the Literature Point of View
Course code KRI/MODI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Italian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Marini Alessandro, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course content covers a range of texts and authorsworks capable of offering a nuanced picture of the historical and social context in which they were produced. What follows is a partial list, open to further additions and in-depth exploration: 1. L. Pirandello, Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio, operatore. 2. E. Montale, Addii, fischi nel buio. 3. I. Calvino, I nostri antenati, La speculazione edilizia, Marcovaldo. 4. L. Sciascia, Una storia semplice. 5. R. Saviano, Gomorra. 6. E. Morante, La storia. 7. P. P. Pasolini, Scritti corsari. 8. M. Rigoni Stern, Storia di Tonle, Arboreto Salvatico. The following resources are available to students: course materials on the texts under study, including exercises, prepared within the framework of a FRUP project; PowerPoint presentations; recordings of the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 12 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to offer a comprehensive picture of Italian society over the past hundred years, reconstructed through the analysis of literary works, which are examined both linguistically and interpretatively. This objective is grounded in a high conception of literature, understood as a tool capable of engaging with the complexity of reality and of providing a nuanced, consistently attentive, and profound perception of it.
The course provides students with fundamental hermeneutic competences essential for the exercise of critical thinking, enabling them to develop an active and inquisitive intellectual attitude while moving beyond the mere passive reception of study materials. To this end, the lectures adopt an approach closely integrated with the historical and social context, within which economic, broadly cultural, demographic, and strictly historical aspects are examined in depth.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Italian at B1 level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Dialog, Written exam

Active participation in classes (maximum of three absences), regular preparation for each session.
Recommended literature
  • E. Montale. Addii, fischi nel buio.. .
  • Elsa Morante. La storia. .
  • Italo Calvino. Marcovaldo. .
  • L. Pirandello. Quaderni di Serafino gubbio, operatore. .
  • Leonardo Sciascia. Una storia semplice. .
  • M. Rigoni Stern. Arboreto salvatico. .
  • R. Saviano. Gomorra. .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2020) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer