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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

Giorgio SICA MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

0312600027
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
HUMANITIES
2025/2026

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS


GIORGIO SICA T Curriculum
Objectives
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: READING OF TWO NOVELS.

CHOOSING 2 NOVELS BETWEEN:


ITALO SVEVO, LA COSCIENZA DI ZENO;
BEPPE FENOGLIO, IL PARTIGIANO JOHNNY, EINAUDI;
G. TOMASI DI LAMPEDUSA, IL GATTOPARDO, FELTRINELLI;
PIER PAOLO PASOLINI, RAGAZZI DI VITA, GARZANTI;
RAFFAELE LA CAPRIA, FERITO A MORTE;
LUCIANO BIANCIARDI, LA VITA AGRA, FELTRINELLI;
ELENA FERRANTE, I GIORNI DELL'ABBANDONO, E/O;
PAOLO SORRENTINO, HANNO TUTTI RAGIONE, FELTRINELLI.
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
"GUIDA ALLA LETTERATURA ITALIANA MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA. PERCORSI DI STUDIO PER STUDENTI UNIVERSITARI", A CURA DI CARLO SANTOLI E GIOVANNI GENNA, «SINESTESIEONLINE», 2025

READING AND ANALYSES OF POEMS AND NARRATIVE TEXTS.
More Information
ATTENDING COURSES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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