CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE I SP

The course is among the activities characterizing the modern and contemporary curriculum of the master's degree course in Italian Philology and Literature; it is also part of the related and supplementary activities for the medieval and renaissance curriculum of the same degree course and for the master's degree course in History from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age.

The course aims to provide students with broad and in-depth knowledge as well as specialized methodological skills in the field of Italian Literature from the early twentieth century to the 2000s; it also aims to increase awareness of the plural critical-methodological approaches with which a text can be interpreted, 'approaching' it also through comparison with other texts, not necessarily coeval, in awareness of the inescapable dialectic, in literary history, between past and present.

1. Knowledge
- to deepen knowledge of twentieth-century Italian literature in its relations with the coeval cultural context and in its intertextual relations with other works, including those of the past;
- refine methodological knowledge related to strategies of literary text analysis.

2. Skills
- in awareness of the variety of possible methodological-interpretive options, autonomously apply effective strategies of analysis, calibrated to the peculiarities of the texts treated;
- to be able to elaborate orally and in writing, mastering the specialized vocabulary, a personal, philologically and critically grounded commentary on literary texts;
- to make the literary text dialogue with other texts and with other epochs, in a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective.

Good knowledge of the history of Italian literature (of authors and their major works).
Excellent knowledge of the Italian language.

The course will be devoted to the following topic:
Revivals and reformulations of the classical tradition in 20th-century and 2000s Italian literature, including poetry, prose and theatre.

Compositions, narrations, translations, plays and critical pages by
- Giovanni Pascoli;
- Gabriele d'Annunzio;
- Salvatore Quasimodo;
- Cesare Pavese;
- Andrea Camilleri.

Students are advised to avail themselves of a complete edition of Pascoli's “Poemi conviviali” and d'Annunzio's “Alcyone”.

Specific bibliographical indications concerning the texts and topics will be provided in class and communicated on Moodle.

The examination will take the form of an oral interview on the topics covered in the lecture; students may also bring an additional text of their choice for personal study.

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With regard to grading (how grades will be awarded), regardless of whether attending or not:
A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of
- sufficient knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgements;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language;
B. marks in bands 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of
- discrete knowledge and applied comprehension skills with reference to the syllabus;
- discrete ability to collect and/or interpret data, making autonomous judgements;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language;
C. scores in band 27-30 will be awarded in the presence of
- good or very good knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- good or very good ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgements;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
D. Honours will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and ability of applied understanding with reference to the syllabus, excellent judgement and communication skills.

Frontal lecture and seminar.
Supplementary materials - worksheets, bibliographical directions and further study essays - will be prepared by the lecturer and shared with students, including via the Moodle platform.
Language of instruction is Italian.

The programme for non-attending students does not vary from the programme for attending student

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