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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

[Italiano] AF: 132237 AR: 63338
Official course title LETTERATURA ITALIANA MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA
Academic Year 2011/2012
Course code FT0121
University credits 6
Degree level First Cycle Degree M.D.270
Educational sector code L-FIL-LET/11
Semester/trimester 4° Periodo

Professor

Degree Programmes and curricula

Equivalent courses for other degree programmes

Contents

Educational Goals

The course is intended to give the instruments for the analysis and the close examination of questions and figures of the Italian literature of XIXth and XXth centuries.

Requirements

None.

Contents

Italian novel in the Twenties: Luigi Pirandello, "Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio operatore", Federigo Tozzi, "Con gli occhi chiusi", Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, "Rubè".

Recommended Reading List

Luigi Pirandello, "Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio operatore", Federigo Tozzi, "Con gli occhi chiusi", Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, "Rubè": any uncut edition (raccomended Garzanti and Mondadori)


Secondary Bibliography
G. Debenedetti,"Il romanzo del Novecento", Milano, Garzanti, capp. IV, V, VI, VII, IX and M. Kuitunen, "La narrativa di Giuseppe Antonio Borgese", Federico e Ardia, 1982, pp. 45-93.
Students who do not attend lessons: also capp. I, II, III.

Assessment

oral

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons and workshop.

Teaching Language

Italian

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Last update: 20/07/2011