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 | |
| 2018/2019 |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SECONDO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/10 | 9 | 45 | 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 | |
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| 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, ITS EVOLUTION AND ITS ANTI-MODELS; GOTHIC FICION AND THE NOVEL VS ROMANCE DEBATE; VICTORIAN REALISTIC FICTION |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| LECTURES. USE OF FILMIC MATERIAL RELATED TO THE THEMES OF THE COURSE |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAM AT THE END OF THE COURSE |
| Texts | |
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| READING LIST PRIMARY TEXTS: DANIEL DEFOE, THE LIFE AND SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE (1719) LAURENCE STERNE, THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN (1759-1767) MARY SHELLEY, FRANKENSTEIN (1818) CHARLES DICKENS, HARD TIMES (1854) SECONDARY TEXTS: I.WATT, “LE ORIGINI DEL ROMANZO BORGHESE”, MILANO, BOMPIANI, 1987, CAP. I (PP. 7-31) R. CAPOFERRO, “DEFOE: GUIDA AL ROBINSON CRUSOE”, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2003 P. PEPE, “LA LINEA SPEZZATA. CORPO E MENTE NEL TRISTRAM SHANDY”, BOLOGNA, IL MULINO, 2012 R. RUTELLI, “FRANKENSTEIN. IL DESIDERIO DEL DIVERSO”, IN R. RUTELLI, “IL DESIDERIO DEL DIVERSO. SAGGIO SUL DOPPIO”, NAPOLI, LIGUORI, 1984, PP. 18-41 C. PAGETTI-O. PALUSCI (A CURA DI), THE SHAPE OF A CULTURE, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2004, PP. 13-34 M. T. CHIALANT, "HARD TIMES: IL CIRCO E LA FABBRICA", IN M. T. CHIALANT, "CIMINIERE E CAVALLI ALATI: STRATEGIE CONTRASTIVE NELLA NARRATIVA DI CHARLES DICKENS", NAPOLI, ISTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO ORIENTALE, 1988, PP. 117-139. 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. "THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY" PP. 143-188 E PP. 198-208 E CAP. "ROMANTICISM", PP. 213-275; 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 |
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