Provide the historical-literary knowledge for the contextualization of an author and a work

acquire the skills of critical analysis of a nineteenth-century and twentieth-century text

acquire the ability to identify the forms of the narration

acquire the ability to identify the various techniques of narration

 identify the author's thought and message through the representation of the protagonists' vicissitudes

After some introductory lessons on the characteristics of the fairy tale and the main peculiarities of the novel genre in ancient literature, the course will focus on the novel between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The general characteristics of the novel and its evolution over time will be studied. We will focus later on the representation of the vicissitudes of the protagonists in some Italian novels. In particular, 'romance' elements will be identified in the supervised construction of the Promessi Sposi. Finally, we will pass to the examination of the fictional and fairytale elements in the novels of I. Calvino Il barone rampante and Il visconte dimezzatoThrough the analysis of the representation of the fairytale elements we will try to identify the ideology and poetics of the authors.

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knowledge and understanding: a solid knowledge and understanding of some chapters of the Promessi Sposi and of the two novels by Calvino is required

applied knowledge and understanding: ability to decode the texts in question, to contextualize the authors and works within a specific literary context

autonomy of judgment: knowing how to critically reflect on the novels in question, knowing how to question commonplaces on the exegesis of novels and determine whether or not they have a scientific validity.

communication skills: mastery of the specific language of literary studies

ability to learn: Development of technical knowledge and formal reasoning skills necessary to (i) undertake the analysis of the texts in question in a critical and independent way; (ii) development and critical elaboration of an overall exegesis on the different ways of representing fictional and fairy-tale elements (iii) identification of the formal and thematic peculiarities of the different novels

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

There is a written test with multiple answers to ensure students' self-assessment

Teaching

frontal lessons

Innovative teaching methods

Occasionally, branstorming will be held

Attendance

attendance obligation for students who want to take the exam as attending students

Course books

G. Tellini,  Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, the chapters on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (partial materials in blended)

V.J. Propp, Morfologia della fiaba (partial materials in blended)

A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi, edited by Antonio Corsaro, Morano, Napoli, 1997 in blended (but any commented edition can be useful)

I. Calvino, Il barone rampante (any edition)

I. Calvino, Il vsconte dimezzato (any edition)

Assessment

Written test with open and closed questions.

The method of assessment will consist in the proposal of questions with open and closed answers; evaluation method: overall grade out of thirty.

The test will have specific questions for non-attV. J. Propp, Le radici storich dei racconti di fate, Torino Bollati Boringhieri, 1992ending students

Evaluation criteria:

30 cum laude: excellent: excellent knowledge of the contents, critical and personal reworking, precise and adequate language

27-30 excellent: broad knowledge of the contents; appropriate language; organicity of the discourse, coherent and effective arguments

24-26: good: adequate knowledge of the contents, appropriate language; good organization of arguments

21-23 discreet: more than enough knowledge, overall correct language, suitable arguments

18-20 sufficient: relative knowledge of the contents with some imprecision and / or simplification of concepts, simple language with some improprieties, linear exposition

Insufficient evidence: serious gaps in knowledge and / or misunderstandings in concepts, inadequate and incorrect language, incoherent exposure.

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

individual study. Non-attending students are requested to view the online programme, and to make sure that the required textbooks are available (by checking the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it). In case of difficulty, you can contact the teacher by email. The student is invited to view all the teaching material included in the Moodle platform.

Attendance

no

Course books

G. Tellini,  letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, the chapters on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (partial materials in blended) 

V.J.Propp, Morfologia della fiaba, (partial materials in blended)

A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi, edited by A, Corsaro, Napoli, Morano, 1997, (but any commented edition can be useful)

I. Calvino, Il Barone rampante (any edition)

I. Calvino, Il visconte dimezzato (any edition)

In addition

V. J. Propp, Le radici storich dei racconti di fate, Torino Bollati Boringhieri, 1992

Assessment

Written test with open and closed questions.

The method of assessment will consist in the proposal of questions with open and closed answers; evaluation method: overall grade out of thirty.

The test will have specific questions for non-attV. J. Propp, Le radici storich dei racconti di fate, Torino Bollati Boringhieri, 1992ending students

Evaluation criteria:

30 cum laude: excellent: excellent knowledge of the contents, critical and personal reworking, precise and adequate language

27-30 excellent: broad knowledge of the contents; appropriate language; organicity of the discourse, coherent and effective arguments

24-26: good: adequate knowledge of the contents, appropriate language; good organization of arguments

21-23 discreet: more than enough knowledge, overall correct language, suitable arguments

18-20 sufficient: relative knowledge of the contents with some imprecision and / or simplification of concepts, simple language with some improprieties, linear exposition

Insufficient evidence: serious gaps in knowledge and / or misunderstandings in concepts, inadequate and incorrect language, incoherent exposure.

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.