Course: Italian Literature for Non-Italianists 1

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Course title Italian Literature for Non-Italianists 1
Course code KRI/ILN1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Špička Jiří, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Medieval poetry 2. Dante 3. Dante´s Commedy 4. Petrarca 5. Boccaccio 6. Humanism 7. Ariosto 8. Machiavelli 9. Tasso 10. Enlightenment culture 11. Foscolo 12. Leopardi

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The students of other disciplines will learn the most important moments in the history of the older Italian literature (key works, authors, directions, trends). In addition, emphasis will be given on independent reading of major works of Italian literature. The theme of the course will be chosen with regard to the aspects in which Italian literature has influenced other literatures.
Students of other disciplines will know the most important moments in the history of the older Italian literature (key works, authors, directions, trends). Within the submited reading, they will gain the knoledge of major works of the Italian literature. They will know how the Italian literature has enriched other european literatures.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Participation in lectures and seminars, reading specified literary and literary-critic texts.
Recommended literature
  • De Sanctis, F. (1959). Dějiny italské literatury. Praha.
  • J. Pelán (ed.). (2004). Slovník spisovatelů Itálie. Libri, Praha.
  • J. Špička, M. Bolpagni, L. Kováčová. (2013). Boccaccio 2013. Poetika Dekameronu a dva způsoby, jak být člověkem. UP, Olomouc.
  • Jiří Špička. (2014). Petrarca v Provence. Údolí, město, hora. UP, Olomouc.
  • Z. Digrin. (1995). Divadlo učenců a diplomatů. Divadelní ústav, Praha.


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