SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LITERATURE 1

Academic year
2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
LETTERATURA SERBA E CROATA 1
Course code
LT001Z (AF:560317 AR:321226)
Teaching language
Italian
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Academic Discipline
L-LIN/21
Period
1st Semester
Course year
1
Where
VENEZIA
The course is a part of the BA degree programme “Languages, Civilization and the Science of Language” and is intended for students interested in acquiring a detailed knowledge of the cultural and literary history of Serbian and Yugoslav area in the 20th century through narrative works by Aleksandar Tišma.
At the end of the course the student will know how to:
- correctly use the philological and historical-cultural terminology in the main areas in which the teaching is organized;
- orientate oneself in the critical debate on studied topics, in order then to formulate hypotheses on various issues of the discipline;
- communicate the contents of the course in a clear and technically adequate manner, using the register relevant to the communicative situation;
Basic knowledge of European history of the 20th century.
The monographic course, dedicated to the narrative work of Aleksandar Tišma (1924-2003), will focus on the evolution of Andrić's narrative art. Through gradual and guided readings, students will be able to identify the peculiarities of Tišma's style and the main characteristics of his poetics.
Mandatory readings:
A. Tišma, Il libro di Blam, traduzione di Ines Olivari Venier, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2000.
A. Tišma, Scuola di empietà, traduzione di Lionello Costantini, Roma, E/O, 1988.
A. Tišma, L’uso dell’uomo, traduzione di Lionello Costantini, Milano, Jaca Book, 1988 [new edition: 2017].
A. Tišma, Pratiche d’amore, traduzione di Branka Ničija, Milano, Garzanti,1993.
A. Tišma, Senza un grido, traduzione di Alice Parmeggiani, Como, Ibis Edizioni, 2024.

Aleksandar Tišma Foundation website: https://www.tisma-foundation.com/
The learning assessment takes place through an oral test that lasts 20-30 minutes. During the test the student must demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered during the course and know how to present them in a formal way. The constant and active participation in the lessons is positively evaluated.
oral
The grading of the exam is determined by: 1. knowledge of the topics covered during the course (up to 10 points); 2. ability to deepen the topic requested by the instructor (up to 5 points); 3. detailed and precise knowledge (up to 5 points); 4. confidence in the presentation (up to 5 points); 5. ability to independently structure the discourse (up to 5 points).
Lectures and seminars with guest lecturers.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Cities, infrastructure and social capital" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 05/05/2025