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English Literature 1 (for first-year students)

Marina LOPS English Literature 1 (for first-year students)

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2022/2023

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
954LESSONS


MARINA LOPS T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE:
-KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE, FOCUSING IN PARTICULAR ON THE NOVEL;
-- BASIC METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY TEXT.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
-ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CULTURAL CONTEXT AND LITERARY WORKS;
-UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXT AND CONTEXT;
-ACQUIRE THE BASIC TOOLS OF NARRATOLOGICAL AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS.

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;
-ANALYSE THE FORM AND THE STYLE OF THE LITERARY TEXT;
-PROVIDE A GENERALE OUTLINE OF THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE PERIOD;
- EXPOSE THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE USING THE LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE IN ITALIAN AND PARTIALLY IN ENGLISH.CONTENUTI DEL CORSO IMPIEGANDO IL LESSICO DELLA DISCIPLINA IN ITALIANO E, PARZIALMENTE, IN INGLESE.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-FORMULATE HYPOTHESES ON THE LITERARY TEXT AUTONOMOUSLY;
-COMPARE IT WITH OTHER TEXTS;
- SELECT AND RETAIN RELEVANT INFORMATION.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPOSE THE NOTIONS ACQUIRED AND THEIR PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT IN ITALIAN AND PARTIALLY IN ENGLISH.

LEARNING SKILLS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY RESORTING TO FURTHER SCIENTIFIC READING SUGGESTED BY THE TEACHER;
-SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS TO CARRY OUT FURTHER RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE COURSE.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.
Contents
THE COURSE CONCENTRATES UPON THE STUDY OF THE NOVEL AS THE MOST SIGNIFICATIVE EXPRESSION OF ENGLISH LITERARY CULTURE IN THE 19TH CENTURY. AFTER DISCUSSING THE RISE OF THE NOVEL AND ITS RELATION TO INDIVIDUALISM, THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE GENRE IN THE VICTORIAN AGE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE MULTIPLICITY OF FORMS CHARACTERIZING VICTORIAN NARRATIVE FICION, IN WHICH MIMETIC AND REALISTIC CONVENTIONS COEXISTED WITH FANTASTIC AND GOTHIC MODELS.
CONTENTS
- THE VICTORIAN AGE: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
- THE VICTORIAN WORLDVIEW
- THE EVOLUTION OF THE NOVEL AND THE LITERARY MARKET
- THE BILDUNGSROMAN: "JANE EYRE" BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE
DICKENS'S GENIUS: "BLEAK HOUSE"
B. STOKER'S "DRACULA" AND THE VICTORIAN GOTHIC
Teaching Methods
LECTURES IN ITALIAN (54 HOURS). EXCERPTS FROM THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION WILL BE READ AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE. USE OF FILMIC MATERIAL RELATED TO THE THEMES OF THE COURSE.
Verification of learning
LECTURES IN ITALIAN (54 HOURS). EXCERPTS FROM THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION WILL BE READ AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE. USE OF FILMIC MATERIAL RELATED TO THE THEMES OF THE COURSE.
Texts
TESTI PRIMARI
- C. BRONTE, JANE EYRE
- C. DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE
- B. STOKER, DRACULA
TESTI CRITICI
A. CATTANEO, A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. FROM THE VICTORIANS TO THE PRESENT, VOL. II, "THE VICTORIAN AGE2, MILANO, MONDADORI UNIVERSITÀ, 2011, PP. 1-93
A. RICH, "LE TENTAZIONI DI UNA DONNA SENZA MADRE" IN A. RICH, SEGRETI SILENZI BUGIE, MILANO, LA TARTARUGA, 1982
M.T. CHIALANT, CASA DESOLATA, MIANO, MIMESIS, 2021
F. MORETTI, "DIALETTICA DELLA PAURA", IN F. MORETTI, "SEGNI E STILI DEL MODERNO", TORINO, EINAUDI, PP. 104-137
More Information
STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CLASSES. A SPECIFIC PROGRAMME FOR ERASMUS STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE.
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