Course: Key Works

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Course title Key Works
Course code KRI/KD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Špička Jiří, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Marini Alessandro, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Medieval lyrics 2. Dante: Commedy 3. Dante: Commedy 4. Boccaccio: Decameron 5. Boccaccio: Decameron 6. Petrarca: Fragments 7. Petrarca: Fragments 8. Ariosto: Rolando furioso 9. Torquato Tasso: Gerusalemme liberata 10. Parini: Il giorno 11. Foscolo: Sepolcri 12. Leopardi: Canti

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the cours is to deepen the knowledge of the key works of Italian literature from its beginnings to the present. Emphasis will be given on homework; the lessons will be dedicated to the collective analysis of selected parts.
Students will deepen their knowledge of the key works of Italian literature from its beginnings to the present. They will be able to analyse selected parts from these works and interpret the literary works as a whole, and will be able to find out the the social context.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Participation in lectures and seminars, reading specified literary and scientific texts, preparing for the exam, presentation of paper, passing the exam.
Recommended literature
  • A. Battistini. (1990). Le figure della retorica. Einaudi, Torino .
  • Alighieri, D. (1972). Commedia. Torino: Einaudi.
  • Ariani, M. (1999). Petrarca. Roma, Salerno Editrice.
  • Ariosto, L. (1983). Orlando furioso. Torino: UTET.
  • Boccaccio, G. (1961). Decameron. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Foscolo, U. (1964). Sepolcri. Torino, Paravia.
  • Leopardi, G. (1962). Canti. Bologna, Capelli.
  • Petrarca, F. (2006). Canzoniere. Torino: Einaudi.
  • Tasso, T. (1976). Gerusalemme liberata. Torino: UTET.


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 Philology (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Language and Culture (2021_2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -