ITALIAN LITERATURE OF 19TH CENTURY

The course belongs to the master's degree program in Italian Philology and Literature. Its purpose is to deepen the critical knowledge of Italian literature of the nineteenth century and that of the fundamental tools for textual interpretation, so as to provide students with the necessary skills to contextualize the authors examined, to analyze the texts to rhetorical and stylistic level and achieve the capacity to interpret them in a reasonably autonomous way.

By the end of this course, the student will have acquired extensive knowledge and advanced skills in the methodological field related to 19th century Italian literature, and a developed awareness of the plurality of critical-methodological approaches to the text, with particular attention to the rhetorical-stylistic processes. In fact, it is expected to be able to understand, to analyze and to interpret the literary texts object of the course with the appropriate methods and tools, to identify and to examine themes, topics and ideas developed by the treated authors, to organize the contents in appropriate synthesis.

To adequately follow the lessons the student must possess the essential lines of the history of Italian literature and easily move between the texts and the authors of greater importance, recognize the formal and linguistic aspects of a text, have a good knowledge of the Italian language written and oral.

Giacomo Leopardi's "Canti". The course aims the reading and precise analysis of Leopardi's most important lyrics, with particular reference to the developments of his philosophical thought.

One of the following complete editions of the "Canti" is recommended: Niccolò Gallo and Cesare Garboli (edd.), Torino, Einaudi; Fernando Bandini (ed.), Milano, Garzanti; Franco Gavazzeni (ed.), Milano, BUR Rizzoli; Andrea Campana (ed.), Roma, Carocci.
The study of the following critical texts is also required:
- M.A. Bazzocchi, “Leopardi”, Bologna, il Mulino 2008;
- P.V. Mengaldo, “Sonavan le quiete stanze”. Sullo stile dei 'Canti' di Leopardi", Bologna, il Mulino, 2006.

Additional bibliography for students who are unable to attend the lectures: P. V. Mengaldo, "Antologia leopardiana. La poesia", Roma, Carocci, 2011.

The examination is oral, and aims to be assured in the mastery of the topics addressed in class, the ability to frame, understand and analyze the texts that have been presented in class, the knowledge of the secondary bibliography assigned.
The evaluation criteria respond to different skill levels: from the minimum level of correct understanding of the meanings and the elements of historical-cultural contextualization of the literary texts at the highest level of knowledge deepened of the contents and the ability of critical reorganization of the same and of excellent exhibition competence.

Lectures: discussion of historical-literary and theoretical issues and analysis of texts subject to study.

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