1) the students will know the history of Italian Literature from the origins to the XVII century

2) the students will know the main questions about Italian Writing travel (topics, authors, stylistic features)

1) The Italian Literature from the origins to the XVIIIth century

2) The travel Writing in Italian Lietrature

The students should know the development of Italian Literature from the XII to the XVIII century

The students should be able to talk about literary questions in a correct and accurate language

At the end of the course the students will 

- know the history of Italian Lietrature from the origins to the XVIII century

- to link the main authors to the hystorical contest

- discuss the main critical issues about Travel Literature and Travel Writing

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Students will find supportin activities and materials on the Uniurb blended platform 

Teaching

During the lessons the teacher will introduce the main topics as well as the main critical discussions and  will discuss with the students in a dialogue useful to a deep comprehension of the subject

Attendance

The students are requested to study the programme 

Course books

1) Carlo Vecce, Piccola storia della letteratura italiana, vol. I (dalle origini al Settecento),  Liguori, Napoli 2009.

B. Corso monografico: il viaggio come esperienza di formazione. La letteratura di viaggio in Italia

2) Ricciarda Ricorda, La letteratura di viaggio in Italia dal Settecento ad oggi, La Scuola, Brescia 2012  (nella parte antologica gli studenti saranno tenuti a studiare i testi analizzati a lezione o una campionatura di almeno 5 testi per ciascuno dei tre capitoli della sezione antologica 1 Il Bel Paese. Il viaggio in Italia degli Italiani 2 In viaggio nel vecchio continente 3 Prospettive extraeuropee)

 3) Brilli Attilio, Quando viaggiare era un’arte. Il romanzo del Grand Tour, Il Mulino, Bologna 1995

4) De Amicis, Sull’oceano, Garzanti 2009 (o edizione a scelta)

Assessment

The students will be evalueted on a written test with 2/3 questions on the programme (Italian Literature and Travel Literature).

The will be given an evaluation in marks out of 30 according to the content the expose, the accuracy of the language and tha ability to discuss critical questions.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The non attending students are requested the same programme as the attending ones

Attendance

The non attending students are requested the learning objects as the attending ones

Course books

The non attending students are requested the same programme as the attending ones

Assessment

The non attending students will be evaluated on the same written test and according to the same assessment criteria as the attending ones

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.