Marina LOPS | English Literature 2 (for second-year students)
Marina LOPS English Literature 2 (for second-year students)
cod. 4312200030
ENGLISH LITERATURE 2 (FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS)
| 4312200030 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/10 | 9 | 54 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO GENNAIO LOPS | 15/01/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO FEBBRAIO LOPS | 05/02/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE: -KNOWLEDGE OF SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF LITERARY TEXTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT GENRES; - METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY TEXT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO: -ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF 20TH CENTURY CULTURAL CONTEXT AND LITERARY WORKS; -UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXT AND CONTEXT; - ACQUIRE THE TOOLS OF 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 STYLE OF THE LITERARY TEXT; -COMPARE THE 20TH CENTURY TEXT WITH ITS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ANTECEDENTS, BOTH IN FORM AND CONTENT; -PROVIDE A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE PERIOD; - DEVELOP A CRITICAL DISCOURSE USING THE LANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE BOTH IN ITALIAN AND IN ENGLISH. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -FORMULATE HYPOTHESES ON THE LITERARY TEXT AUTONOMOUSLY; -COMPARE IT WITH OTHER TEXTS; -SELECT AND RETAIN RELEVANT INFORMATION; -SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE TEXTS BELONGING TO THE SAME AND/OR DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPOSE THE NOTIONS ACQUIRED AND THEIR PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT BOTH IN ITALIAN AND IN ENGLISH. LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY RESORTING TO BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOL WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO CARRY OUT FURTHER RESEARCH. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FIRST-YEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAMS. |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO STUDY TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH ARTISTIC AND LITERARY AVANT-GARDE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT LITERARY TEXTS BELONGING TO DIFFERENT GENRES (POETRY, NOVEL, ESSAY, SHOT STORY). CONTENTS: A) MODERNISM: PERIODS, DEFINITIONS, DEBATES (2 HOURS) B) THE BRITISH AVANT-GARDE AND THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT (2 HOURS) C) MODERNISM AND THE ARTS (2 HOURS) D) TOWARDS MODERNSIM: HEART OF DARKNESS AND THE EMPIRE (10 HOURS) E) THE MODERNIST SHORT STORY: "THE SISTERS" DI J. JOYCE E "PRELUDE" DI K. MANSFIELD (10 HOURS) F) T.S. ELIOT'S POETRY (8 HOURS) G) LITERARY IMPRESSIONISM AND THE THEORY OF IMPERSONALITY: ELIOT AND FORD (8 HOURS) H) V. WOOLF AND THE MODERNIST NOVEL: "TO THE LIGHTHOUSE", "MODERN FICTION" (10 HOURS) I) WOMEN'S WRITING: WOOLF AND MANSFIELD (2 HOURS) |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURES IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH (54 HOURS). EXTRACTS FROM THE TEXTS INCLUDED IN THE READING LISTS WILL BE ANALYSED AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS. USE OF FILMIC MATERIAL RELATED TO THE THEMES OF THE COURSE. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAM. STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE TO BE ABLE TO: DISCUSS THE TEXTS AND THE THEMES OF THE COURSE; EXPRESS THEMSELVES CLEARLY AND FLUENTLY IN ITALIAN; READ AND UNDERSTAND CHOSEN PASSAGES IN ENGLISH FROM THE PRIMARY TEXTS INCLUDED IN THE READING LIST; RELATE AUTHORS AND TEXTS TO THEIR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT; SELECT AND MEMORISE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DATA; USE ENGLISH TO COMMUNICATE BASIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE COURSE; AUTONOMOUSLY RE-ELABORATE THE MATERIAL THEY HAVE STUDIED. |
| Texts | |
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| LITERARY TEXTS: J. CONRAD, HEART OF DARKNESS (1899) J. JOYCE, “THE SISTERS” (1914) T.S. ELIOT, "TRADITION AND THE INDIVIDUAL TALENT" (1919) T.S. ELIOT, THE WASTE LAND, PT I "THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD" (1922) K. MANSFIELD, "PRELUDE" (1918) FORD MADOX HUEFFER (FORD), "ON IMPRESSIONISM" (1914) V. WOOLF, "MODERN FICTION" (1919) V. WOOLF, TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (1927). CRITICAL TEXTS: G. CIANCI, "IL MODERNISMO E IL PRIMO NOVECENTO", IN P. BERTINETTI (A CURA DI), STORIA DELLA LETTERATURA INGLESE,. DAL ROMANTICISMO ALL'ETA CONTEMPORANEA,TORINO, EINAUDI, 2000, PP. 164-244. P. LEWIS, THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO MODERNISM, CAMBRIDGE AND NEW YORK, CUP, 2013 K. FULLBROOK, KATHERINE MANSFIELD, BRIGHTON, THE HARVESTER PRESS, 1986, CH. III, PP. 63-85. A. HUNTER, "JAMES JOYCE", IN ID. THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORY IN ENGLISH, CAMBRIDGE,C.U.P., 2007 A. SERPIERI, "INTRODUZIONE", IN T.S. ELIOT, LA TERRA DESOLATA, A CURA DI A. SERPIERI, MILANO, RIZZOLI, 1982, PP.9-29 G. SERTOLI, "INTRODUZIONE", IN J. CONRAD, CUORE DI TENEBRA, TORINO, EINAUDI, 2009, PP. III-XLIV G. CIANCI, "IL MODERNISMO LETTERARIO E LE ARTI", IN F. MARENCO, STORIA DELLA CIVILTÀ LETTERARIA INGLESE, TORINO, UTET,1996, VOL. III, PP. 335-357. E. AUERBACH, "IL CALZEROTTO MARRONE", IN ID. MIMESIS. IL REALISMO NELLA LETTERATURA OCCIDENTALE.TORINO, EINAUDI,1956, VOL. II, PP. 306-338. NOTE ESISTONO BUONE EDIZIONI CON TESTO A FRONTE DI ALCUNI DEI TESTI ADOTTATI, COME, AD ESEMPIO, J. CONRAD, HEART OF DARKNESS (EDIZIONE EINAUDI A CURA DI G.SERTOLI). ANCHE DI THE WASTE LAND È CONSIGLIATA LA LETTURA CON TESTO A FRONTE. GLI ALTRI TESTI PRIMARI VANNO LETTI IN LINGUA ORIGINALE. DURANTE IL DOCENTE POTRÀ FORNIRE AGLI STUDENTI ULTERIORI MATERIALI CRITICI A INTEGRAZIONE DELLA BIBLIOGRAFIA SU INDICATA |
| More Information | |
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| THE ESSAYS BY ELIOT, WOOLF AND FORD MUST BE READ IN ENGLISH. NOVELS CAN BE READ IN ITALIAN. 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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