OVERVIEW

The course focuses on reading and commenting Leopardi’s Canti and Montale’s Silvae with the intention of giving students some interpretative and methodological tools useful for the analysis of “classical” works of Italian literature and their historical-literary context. Students taking the course must have a basic knowledge of essential 18th-20th century literary authors and works. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The general objective is to reinforce students’ basic preparation and ability to write correctly; learning historiographical outlines of Italian literature; knowledge of introductory philological-textual elements to the study of texts; understanding and analysis-commenting of literary texts with particular reference to genres. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to reinforce the following abilities, knowledge and competencies: learning historiographical outlines of Italian literature; learning of basic critical and philological tools that enable students to interpret literary texts in the context of the poetics of their authors and in a historical-cultural context; correct use of bibliographical sources.

TEACHING METHODS

Reading and commenting of Italian literary texts with analysis of Leopardi’s Canti and Montale’s Silvae.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu

Leopardi: Canti

Students must also be familiar with the following authors:

Vico, Metastasio, «Caffè» intellectuals, Goldoni, Carlo Gozzi, Alfieri, Parini, Foscolo, Monti, early 19th century novelists and the classical-romantic debate, Manzoni, Leopardi, Nievo, Scapigliatura, Carducci, Verism writers, Verga, Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Svevo, Pirandello, Gozzano and Crepuscolari, Futuristi, Palazzeschi, Campana, Sbarbaro, Rebora, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Sereni, Caproni, Luzi, Gadda, Pavese, Fenoglio, Calvino, Moravia, Morante, Pasolini, Sciascia, Sanguineti.

Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu

Leopardi: Canti

Montale: Silvae

Students must also be familiar with the following authors:

Vico, Metastasio, «Caffè» intellectuals, Goldoni, Carlo Gozzi, Alfieri, Parini, Foscolo, Monti, early 19th century novelists and the classical-romantic debate, Manzoni, Leopardi, Nievo, Scapigliatura, Carducci, Verism writers, Verga, Pascoli, D’Annunzio, Svevo, Pirandello, Gozzano and Crepuscolari, Futuristi, Palazzeschi, Campana, Sbarbaro, Rebora, Saba, Ungaretti, Montale, Sereni, Caproni, Luzi, Gadda, Pavese, Fenoglio, Calvino, Moravia, Morante, Pasolini, Sciascia, Sanguineti.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA BELTRAMI (President)

STEFANO FERNANDO VERDINO (President)

MARCO BERISSO

SIMONA MORANDO

GIORDANO RODDA

LESSONS

Class schedule

ITALIAN LITERATURE II

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral exam to assess familiarity with texts and historiographical outlines.

Exam schedule