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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

Giorgio SICA MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

0312600027
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
HUMANITIES
2021/2022

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS


CARLO SANTOLI T Curriculum
GIORGIO SICA Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE COURSE AIMS TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LITERARY TEXTS OF THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES THROUGH IN-DEPTH AND DIRECT STUDY OF THE WORKS.
LECTURES WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF ANALYSIS, CRITICAL INTERPRETATION, UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT FORMS, GENRES AND STYLES, RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEXTS AND COMMUNICATION, PROVIDING THE SKILLS OF TEXTUAL INVESTIGATION, BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND PROCESSING OF AUTONOMOUS AND ORIGINAL JUDGMENTS, AS WELL AS THE USE OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND IT TOOLS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT:
- WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTALS AND BASIC SKILLS OF NINETEENTH / TWENTIETH-CENTURY HISTORICAL-LITERARY PRODUCTION
- WILL LEARN ABOUT AUTHORS, WORKS, LITERARY TRENDS, FORMS, GENRES AND STYLES
- WILL ACQUIRE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR CRITICAL AND METRIC TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
- WILL ACQUIRE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR PHILOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL-LITERARY RESEARCH
- WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LITERARY TEXTS

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- CRITICALLY ANALYSE AND INTERPRET LITERARY WORKS
- UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT FORMS, GENRES AND STYLES
- USE BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND IT TOOLS

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS AND ORIGINAL JUDGMENTS
- SELECT AND USE LITERARY SOURCES
- RECONSTRUCT THE HISTORICAL-CULTURAL, LITERARY AND LINGUISTIC CONTEXTS
- PLACE AND DEFINE THE AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, ISSUES, THEMES IN CLEAR AND APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND CORRECTLY AD ACCURATELY ARTICULATE CONTENTS
LEARNING ABILITY
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- ACQUIRE THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING A LITERARY TEXT
- DEVELOP ADDITIONAL SKILLS, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE INDEPENDENTLY IN STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS UPDATING
Prerequisites
HISTORICAL AND LITERARY GOOD KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL. BASIC SKILLS OF ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF A TEXT.
Contents
1) MODULE: ITALIAN LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. AUTHORS AND WORKS.
2) MODULE: THE POETRY OF EUGENIO MONTALE.
Teaching Methods
LESSONS. EXERCISES. SEMINARS. THE LANGUAGE OF TEACHING IS ITALIAN.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION.
THE EXAM WILL VERIFY THE ACQUISITION OF ITALIAN LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
1. COMPETENCE TO BE ABLE TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM READING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE APPROPRIATELY.
2. CRITICAL SKILLS IN READING LITERARY TEXTS, SHOWING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AUTONOMOUS JUDGMENTS.
3. ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY UNDERTAKE THE READING OF THE LITERARY TEXT, WITH THE AIM OF UNDERSTANDING ITS REASONS, THEMES AND OVERALL MEANING.
Texts
GIUSEPPE LANGELLA, LA MODERNITÀ LETTERARIA. MANUALE DI LETTERATURA ITALIANA MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA, MILANO, TORINO, PEARSON, 2021
SIMBOLISMO, PP. 145-147; ESTETISMO, PP. 147-148; SPIRITUALISMO, PP. 148-150; GIOVANNI PASCOLI, PP. 151-168; GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO, PP. 176-192; IL SECOLO DELLE RIVISTE, PP. 202-203; I CREPUSCOLARI, PP. 208-210; GLI ANARCHICI, PP. 210-211; I FUTURISTI, PP. 212-214; I VOCIANI, PP. 214-218; LUIGI PIRANDELLO, PP. 219-242; GUIDO GOZZANO, PP. 248-254; UMBERTO SABA, PP. 259-266; CAMILLO SBARBARO, PP. 272-278; CLEMENTE REBORA, PP. 282-289; DINO CAMPANA, PP. 296-299; IL MODERNISMO, PP. 324-325; L’ERMETISMO, PP. 325-330; VINCENZO CARDARELLI, PP. 331-334; ITALO SVEVO, PP. 338-358; FEDERIGO TOZZI, PP. 363-367; CARLO EMILIO GADDA, PP. 371-378; ALBERTO MORAVIA, PP. 383-386; GIUSEPPE UNGARETTI, PP. 398-406; EUGENIO MONTALE, PP. 411-421; IL NEOREALISMO, PP. 436-438; LA NEOAVANGUARDIA, PP. 449-452; ELIO VITTORINI, PP. 459-460; ITALO CALVINO, PP. 479-493; PRIMO LEVI, PP. 495-503; PIER PAOLO PASOLINI, PP. 514-520; CARLO BETOCCHI, PP. 523-527; VITTORIO SERENI, PP. 529-531; AMELIA ROSSELLI, PP. 535-539; GIORGIO CAPRONI, PP. 574-582; MARIO LUZI, PP. 586-591.

READING AND COMMENTARY ON SOME POEMS BY GIUSEPPE UNGARETTI, WHICH WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE.

READING OF TWO NOVELS IN EDITIONS OF YOUR CHOICE: LUIGI PIRANDELLO, “IL FU MATTIA PASCAL”, ITALO SVEVO, “LA COSCIENZA DI ZENO”, CESARE PAVESE, “LA LUNA E I FALÒ”, BEPPE FENOGLIO, “IL PARTIGIANO JOHNNY”, GIUSEPPE TOMASI DI LAMPEDUSA, “IL GATTOPARDO”, RAFFAELE LA CAPRIA, “FERITO A MORTE”, PAOLO SORRENTINO, “HANNO TUTTI RAGIONE”.

EUGENIO MONTALE, TUTTE LE POESIE, MILANO, OSCAR MONDADORI, 2018.

THE POETRY OF GIUSEPPE UNGARETTI
DA «L’ALLEGRIA»
IL PORTO SEPOLTO
FRATELLI
I FIUMI
SAN MARTINO DEL CARSO

DA «SENTIMENTO DEL TEMPO»
L’ISOLA
LA MADRE
LA PIETÀ
SENTIMENTO DEL TEMPO

THE POETRY OF EUGENIO MONTALE
DA «OSSI DI SEPPIA»
I LIMONI
IN LIMINE
NON CHIEDERCI LA PAROLA CHE SQUADRI DA OGNI LATO
MERIGGIARE PALLIDO E ASSORTO
PORTAMI IL GIRASOLE CH’IO LO TRAPIANTI
SPESSO IL MALE DI VIVERE HO INCONTRATO
CIGOLA LA CARRUCOLA DEL POZZO
ARSENIO

DA «LE OCCASIONI»
CARNEVALE DI GERTI
DORA MARKUS
LA CASA DEI DOGANIERI
IL RITORNO

DA «LA BUFERA E ALTRO»
A MIA MADRE
LUCE D’INVERNO
NEL PARCO
L’ORTO

DA «SATURA»
XENIA I
NON HAI PENSATO MAI DI LASCIAR TRACCIA
PIETÀ DI SÉ, INFINITA PENA E ANGOSCIA
LA TUA PAROLA COSÌ STENTA E IMPRUDENTE
ASCOLTARE ERA IL SOLO TUO MODO DI VEDERE
TUO FRATELLO MORÌ GIOVANE, TU ERI
DICONO CHE LA MIA / SIA UNA POESIA D’INAPPARTENENZA

XENIA II
HO SCESO, DANDOTI IL BRACCIO, ALMENO UN MILIONE DI SCALE
HO APPESO NELLA MIA STANZA IL DAGHERRÒTIPO

DA «SATURA»
SATURA I
LA STORIA I, II
LA POESIA I, II

SATURA II
REALISMO NON MAGICO
PIOVE

DA «DIARIO DEL ’71»
IL POETA
LETTERA A MALVOLIO

DA «DIARIO DEL ’72»
LA PENDOLA A CARILLON
ANNETTA
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