Flora DE GIOVANNI | ENGLISH LITERATURE 5
Flora DE GIOVANNI ENGLISH LITERATURE 5
cod. 4322100116
ENGLISH LITERATURE 5
| 4322100116 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES | |
| 2020/2021 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018 | |
| PRIMO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
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| L-LIN/10 | 6 | 30 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE, TO DEVELOP A MORE IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LITERARY PHENOMENA AND OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THEM, TO REFINE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF LITERARY TEXTS AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CRITICAL AWARENESS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FORTH-YEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAMS |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE WILL DEAL WITH THE THEME OF THE CIRCUS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH CULTURE AND LITERATURE BY ANALYSING NOVELS AND SHORT NARRATIVES BELONGING TO BOTH THE VICTORIAN PERIOD AND MODERNISM, INCLUDING THE AVANT-GARDE. IT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTS (THE CIRCUS IS WIDELY PRESENT IN PAINTING AND CINEMA), THE NATURE OF PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURES. FILMIC MATERIAL WILL BE SHOWN AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS. STUDENTS CAN PREPARE A PRESENTATION ON A GIVEN TOPIC |
| Verification of learning | |
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| FINAL ORAL EXAM. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS CRITICALLY THE LITERARY AND CRITICAL TEXTS THAT ARE THE FOCUS OF THE COURSE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND IN ITALIAN; TO MASTER APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LITERARY AND CULTURAL TEXTS; TO RE-ELABORATE THEMES OF THE COURSE AUTONOMOUSLY. PART OF THE FINAL EVALUATION WILL BE WRITTEN ESSAYS AND GROUP PRESENTATIONS ON THEMES AGREED UPON WITH THE LECTURER. |
| Texts | |
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| LITERARY TEXTS CH. DICKENS, HARD TIMES (1854) W. COLLINS, HIDE AND SEEK (1854) D.H. LAWRENCE, THE LOST GIRL (1920) F. TREVES, "THE ELEPHANT MAN" (1923) W. LEWIS, "THE CORNAC AND HIS WIFE" (1927) CRITICAL TEXTS H. STODDART, RINGS OF DESIRE, MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK, MANCHESTER U.P., 2000 (PART I AND CHAP. 6) F. DE GIOVANNI, "IMMAGINI DAL CIRCO. LA RAPPRESENTAZIONE DELLO SPETTACOLO IN CHARLES DICKES E WYNDHAM LEWIS", IN L. PERRONE CAPANO (A CURA DI), IL TESTO OLTRE I CONFINI, BARI, PALOMAR, 2009. F. DE GIOVANNI, "'RECREATIONS FOR LEISURE HOURS': POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT IN COLLINS' HYDE AND SEEK, IN NJES, 13, 4 (2014), ONLINE, OPEN ACCESS F. DE GIOVANNI, "IDENTITY, PERFORMANCE, RITUAL IN THE LOST GIRL", IN S. DE FILIPPIS (ED.), D.H. LAWRENCE. NEW CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES AND CULTURAL TRANSLATION, NEWACSTE UPON TYNE, CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLISHING, 2016 J. CLAIR, "PARADE AND PALINGENESIS. OF THE CIRCUS IN THE WORK OF PICASSO AND OTHERS", IN J. CLAIR (ED.), THE GREAT PARADE. PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS CLOWN, NEW HAVEN AND LONDON, YALE U.P., 2004 F. DE GIOVANNI, "A FREAKISH NARRATIVE. THE ELEPHANT MAN, CASO CLINICO E RACCONTO", IN TESTI E LINGUAGGI, V (2011), ONLINE, OPEN ACCESS, OR W.E. HOLLADAY AND S. WATT, "VIEWING THE ELEPHANT MAN", PMLA, 104, 5 (1989), ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO |
| More Information | |
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| THE COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CLASSES. |
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