Marina LOPS | English Literature 1 (for first-year students)
Marina LOPS English Literature 1 (for first-year students)
cod. 4312200008
ENGLISH LITERATURE 1 (FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS)
| 4312200008 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | |
| 2016/2017 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SECONDO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/10 | 9 | 54 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE. BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXTS AND CONTEXTS, AND WILL BE ABLE AUTONOMOUSLY TO RE-ELABORATE THE MATERIAL THEY HAVE STUDIED ALSO IN ENGLISH. THEY WILL ALSO BE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR USE OF CRITICAL APPROACHES TO TEXTS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO STUDY THE NOVEL AS THE MOST RELEVANT EXPRESSION OF BRITISH LITERARY CULTURE IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED WILL BE: THE RISE OF THE NEW GENRE AND ITS EVOLUTION; THE EMERGENCE OF WOMEN'S WRITING; GOTHIC FICION AND THE NOVEL VS ROMANCE DEBATE; THE BILDUNGSROMAN; THE HISTORICAL NOVEL; VICTORIAN REALISTIC FICTION |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| 54 HOURS TEACHING. EXCERPTS FROM THE TEXTS INCLUDED IN THE READING LISTS WILL BE ANALYSED AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAM. STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO DISCUSS THE PRIMARY TEXTS INCLUDED IN THE READING LIST USING THE CRITICAL MATERIAL RELATED TO THE TEXTS. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| READING LIST PRIMARY TEXTS: DANIEL DEFOE, ROBINSON CRUSOE (1719) H. WALPOLE: THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO (1764) JANE AUSTEN, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1813) WALTER SCOTT, IVANHOE (1819) CHARLES DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE (1852-53) CRITICISM I.WATT, LE ORIGINI DEL ROMANZO BORGHESE, MILANO, BOMPIANI, 1987, CAP. I (PP. 7-31) E CAP. III (PP. 56-87) I. DUNCAN, “IL CASTELLO DI OTRANTO”, IN F. MORETTI (A CURA DI), IL ROMANZO. VOL. II LE FORME, TORINO, EINAUDI, 2002, PP. 118-125. D. SAGLIA, LEGGERE JANE AUSTEN, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2016, IN PARTICOLARE I CAPP. 1,3,7,8. E. VILLARI "IVANHOE", IN LA LETTERATURA EUROPEA, TORINO, UTET, VOL. IV, PP. 255-260 E. VILLARI, "NARRATIVA, STORIA, COSTUME: WALTER SCOTT", IN F. MARENCO, STORIA DELLA CIVILTÀ LETTERARIA INGLESE, TORINO, UTET, VOL. II, PP. 477-496. M. T. CHIALANT, "BLEAK HOUSE’: IL FOCOLARE E IL DESERTO", IN M. T. CHIALANT, CIMINIERE E CAVALLI ALATI: STRATEGIE CONTRASTIVE NELLA NARRATIVA DI CHARLES DICKENS, NAPOLI, ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE, 1988, PP. 141-168. A.BERNARDELLI E R. CESERANI, IL TESTO NARRATIVO, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2005. A. CATTANEO, "A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE", VOL. I, “FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE ROMANTICS”, CAP. …. PP. VOL. II “THE VICTORIAN AGE”, PP. 3-93. MILANO, MONDADORI UNIVERSITÀ, 2011, |
| More Information | |
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| NOVELS MAY BE READ IN ITALIAN OR ENGLISH. EXCERPTS FROM THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION WILL BE READ AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE. LANGUAGE OF TUITION WILL MOSTLY BE ITALIAN. ENGLISH MAY ALSO BE USED TO DISCUSS THE EXCERPTS FROM THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE NOVELS. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CLASSES. |
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