Flora DE GIOVANNI | English Literature 3 (for third-year students)
Flora DE GIOVANNI English Literature 3 (for third-year students)
cod. 4312200042
ENGLISH LITERATURE 3 (FOR THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS)
| 4312200042 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 3 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/10 | 6 | 36 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO GENNAIO DE GIOVANNI | 15/01/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO GENNAIO DE GIOVANNI | 15/01/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO FEBBRAIO DE GIOVANNI | 06/02/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO FEBBRAIO DE GIOVANNI | 06/02/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE: -KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE, FOCUSING IN PARTICULAR ON THE THEATRE; - METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY TEXT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO: -ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY CULTURAL CONTEXT AND LITERARY WORKS; -UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXT AND CONTEXT; - ACQUIRE THE TOOLS OF TEXTUAL ANALYSIS ALSO APPLIED TO THE THEATRE APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -CONTEXTUALISE THE LITERARY TEXT AND RELATE IT TO OTHER TEXTS BELONGING TO THE SAME CULTURAL CONTEXT; -COMPARE THE TEXT WITH OTHER TEXTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT CULTURES; -ANALYSE THE FORM AND THE STYLE OF THE LITERARY TEXT; -PROVIDE A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE PERIOD; - DEVELOP A CRITICAL DISCOURSE MASTERING THE LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE BOTH IN ITALIAN AND IN ENGLISH. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -INTERPRET THE LITERARY TEXT AND FORMULATE AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS ON ITS AESTHETIC VALUE; -SELECT THE CRITICAL APPROACHES APPROPRIATE TO THE TEXT; -SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE TEXTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THE NOTIONS ACQUIRED AND THEIR PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON SUBJECT APPROPRIATELY, BOTH IN ITALIAN AND IN ENGLISH. LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE; -USE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOL WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO RESEARCH INTO DIFFERENT TEXTS AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS; -CARRY OUT AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH FOR THEIR BA THESIS |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE 2ND-YEAR ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM AND THE 2ND-YEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO STUDY THE MAIN EXPRESSIONS OF ENGLISH LITERARY CULTURE DURING THE TUDOR AND JACOBEAN PERIOD, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ELIZABETHAN THEATRE AND ON SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC PRODUCTION. THE LOVE TRAGEDIES "ROMEO AND JULIET" AND "ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA" WILL BE READ AND ANALISED . IN THIS CONTEXT SPECIFIC ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO - THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT (6 H); - THE THEATRE FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE, THE ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN THEATRE (8 H); - SHASPEARE'S CANON AND DRAMATIC GENRES (6 H); - THE STAGING OF THE TRAGIC TEXT (4 H); - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TEXT AND ITS SOURCES (6 H); - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SHAKESPARE'S LOVE TRAGEDIES AND SONNETS (6 H). |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| LECTURES. THE CLASSES FOCUS ON THE READING (AND TRANSLATION) OF SPECIFIC TEXTS. STUDENTS WILL BE INVITED TO OFFER PRESENTATIONS IN SMALL GROUPS. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CLASSES. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| 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 READ AND UNDERSTAND CHOSEN PASSAGES IN ENGLISH FROM THE LITERARY TEXTS THAT ARE PART OF THE PROGRAMME; TO RELATE AUTHORS AND TEXTS TO THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT; TO SELECT AND MEMORIZE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DATA; TO RE-ELABORATE THEMES OF THE COURSE AUTONOMOUSLY. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| LITERARY TEXTS: SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO AND JULIET (ANY EDITION); SHAKESPEARE, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (ANY EDITION). CRITICAL ESSAYS: - R. CAMERLINGO, “IL RINASCIMENTO E SHAKESPEARE”, IN P. BERTINETTI (A CURA DI), STORIA DELLA LETTERATURA INGLESE DALLE ORIGINI AL SETTECENTO, TORINO, EINAUDI, 2000, VOL I; OR ARTURO CATTANEO, A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE ROMANTICS, MILANO, MONDADORI 2011 (CHAP. “THE RENAISSANCE”); - C. GALLO, "LA TRAGEDIA DELL'AMORE RICAMBIATO" IN W. SHAKESPEARE, ROMEO E GIULIETTA, ED. BILINGUE A CURA DI C. GALLO, MILANO, RIZZOLI, 2023. - M. GARBER, SHAKESPEARE AFTER ALL, NEW YORK, ANCHOR, 2005 (INTRODUCTION, ROMEO AND JULIET, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA); - M. NEILL, “SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDIES”, IN M. DE GRAZIA AND S. WELLS (EDS.), THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2010, ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO; - M. SCHOENFELDT, “THE SONNETS”, IN P. CHENEY (ED.), THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE’S POETRY, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2007, ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO; - S. SNYDER, “THE GENRE OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY”, IN M. DE GRAZIA AND S. WELLS (EDS.), THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003, ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO; - T. STERN, “THE THEATRE OF SHAKESPEARE’S LONDON”, IN THE NEW CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2010, ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO. |
| More Information | |
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| A SPECIFIC PROGRAMME FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE. |
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