ITALIAN LITERATURE II
LETTERATURA ITALIANA II
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2024/2025 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Ilaria Tufano | After the lessons. It will be possible, by appointment, to receive online remotely. For the appointment it is possible to use the email |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
-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 female figures
Program
First phase of the course: The course will focus on the novel between the 19th and 20th century. The general characteristics of the novel and its evolution over time will be studied. Through the analysis of the female characters and their relations with society, an attempt will be made to identify elements illuminating the ideology of the various authors.
Second phase: Promessi Soposi (chapitres. I-III; IX-X; XX-XXI )The character of Lucia and Gertrude from I Promessi Sposi will be investigated. Of Gertrude, the evolution of the figure from Fermo e Lucia to Promessi Sopsi will be seen.
Phase Three: Marta Aiala, the protagonist of L'Esclusa (chapiters I-III; XX-XXI)
Fourth Phase: Viola, protagonist of Barone rampante
Bridging Courses
no
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
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
Teaching Material
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
Supporting Activities
There is a written test with multiple answers to ensure students' self-assessment
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
frontal lessons, Slides projection
- Innovative teaching methods
brain storming ; Flipped classroom
- Attendance
attendance obligation for students who want to take the exam as attending students
- Course books
Non-attending students are kindly requested to consult the on-line programme, and to check the availability of the required texts (by checking the Moodle platform ' blended.uniurb.it'). In the event of difficulty, he/she may contact the lecturer by email. The student is invited to examine all the teaching material on the Moodle platform.
G. Tellini, Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, Le Monnier, p.294-314; 376-382; 450-472
A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi, edited by Antonio Corsaro, Morano, Napoli, 1997 in blended (but any commented edition can be useful)
L. Pirandello, L'Esclusa (any edition)
I. Calvino Il Barone rampante (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.
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.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
individual study, consultation of blended material,
In order to give non-attending students the opportunity to compensate for what is done during the lectures through self-study, it is advisable for them to make use of all the materials posted on the blended platform (slides, tutorials, supplementary material) that are particularly useful for fully understanding the contents of the programme
- Attendance
no
- Course books
Non-attending students are kindly requested to consult the on-line programme, and to check the availability of the required texts (by checking the Moodle platform ' blended.uniurb.it'). In the event of difficulty, he/she may contact the lecturer by email. The student is invited to examine all the teaching material on the Moodle platform.
G. Tellini, Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, Le Monnier, p.294-314; 376-382; 450-472
A. Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi, edited by Antonio Corsaro, Morano, Napoli, 1997 in blended (but any commented edition can be useful)
L. Pirandello, L'Esclusa (any edition)
I . Calvino, Il Barone rampante (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.
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.
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