OVERVIEW

The course, aimed at students enrolled in degree programmes in Literature, History, Modern Literature and Performing Arts, consists of 60 hours of lectures, equivalent to 9 ECTS credits. Students enrolled in the Literature degree programme who choose 6 ECTS credits in this subject will only be required to attend the first 40 hours of the course.

The course aims to provide an overview of the main literary movements that have swept through Spain between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 21st century. In view of the very close links between political history and literary history in 20th-century Spain, part of the course will be devoted to an in-depth study of the main historical events of the period in question (the Cuban War, the Civil War, Francoism, the transition to democracy).

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to deepen the historical coordinates of Spanish literature, paying particular attention to interpretative and critical elements. The specific subject of the course is Spanish fiction (novel and short story) set in the social and political context of the country.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

-understand the unique cultural and social characteristics of Spain

-read, contextualise and relate a Spanish literary text to the historical and cultural environment in which it was written

-formulate a critical opinion on the works examined in class or studied independently

PREREQUISITES

There are no specific requirements.

TEACHING METHODS

60 hours of lectures in semester II.

Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The first part of the course (15h) will be devoted to the introduction of the main events that characterised the History of Spain between the 19th and 21st centuries (Bourbon Restoration, Cuban War, Civil War, Franchism, Democratic Transition).

In the second part of the course (45h) a path of knowledge and in-depth study of the main movements, authors and works that have characterised contemporary Spanish fiction will be developed.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography for attending students (9 credits)

-Course notes and material uploaded to aulaweb.

-Pio Baroja, L’albero della scienza, Naples, Marchese Editore, 2018.

-Carmen de Burgos “Colombine”, Il piano inclinato, Florence, Le Lettere, 2023.

-Paulino Masip, Il diario di Hamlet García, Florence, Le Lettere, 2024.

-Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Due uomini buoni, Milan, Rizzoli, 2016.

Bibliography for non-attending students (9 credits)

-Guy Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999.

- Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012.

-Paulino Masip, Il diario di Hamlet García, Florence, Le Lettere, 2024.

-Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Due uomini buoni, Milano, Rizzoli, 2016.

Bibliography for attending students (6 credits)

- Course notes and material uploaded to aulaweb.

- Carmen de Burgos “Colombine”, Il piano inclinato, Florence, Le Lettere, 2023.

- Paulino Masip, Il diario di Hamlet García, Florence, Le Lettere, 2024.

Bibliography for non-attending students (6 credits)

-Guy Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999.

- Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012.

-Paulino Masip, Il diario di Hamlet García, Florence, Le Lettere, 2024.

Recommended texts (optional). Those who wish to explore specific topics (historical, literary or artistic) covered during the course may refer to the following texts:

Guy Hermet, Storia della Spagna nel Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1999.

Danilo Manera (coord.), Letteratura spagnola contemporanea, Milano, Pearson Italia, 2020.

Gabriele Morelli, La cultura spagnola del Novecento, Roma, Carocci, 2021.

Gabriele Morelli, Le avanguardie spagnole. Letteratura, arti visive, cinema, musica, Roma, Carocci, 2024.

Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012.

Marco Succio, Utopie ed eterotopie. Rappresentazioni letterarie della Madrid della Transizione, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2020.

Marco Succio, La Madrid di Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Spazi urbani e romanzo, tra teoria e pratica, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2023.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

February 2026

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam at the end of the course. The student is expected to demonstrate knowledge of the bibliography on the syllabus, to be able to move between the different historical moments covered in the course and to have developed adequate skills in the analysis and contextualisation of literary texts.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral exam assessment will take into account:

-general knowledge of the subject matter
-the ability to develop and formulate a critical opinion on the texts studied
-the student's expressive abilities

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students are reminded that Aulaweb will be the platform used to communicate detailed information during lectures and to share some of the study material included in the syllabus.

Students with disabilities or DSA are reminded that in order to be able to request adaptations in the exam, they must first enter their certification on the University website at servizionline.unige.it in the ‘Students’ section. The documentation will be checked by the University's Services for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and DSA Sector (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).
Subsequently, at least 10 days before the date of the exam, an e-mail must be sent to the teacher with whom you will be sitting the exam, including in copy knowledge of both the School's Referring Teacher for the inclusion of students with disabilities and with DSA (Prof. Elisabetta Colagrossi: elisabetta.colagrossi@unige.it) and the Sector indicated above.

The e-mail must specify: the name of the teaching course; the date of the call; the student's surname, first name and roll number; the compensatory and dispensatory measures considered to be functional; and requested.  The contact person will confirm to the teacher that the applicant has the right to request adaptations during the examination and that these adaptations must be agreed upon with the teacher. The lecturer will respond by stating whether the requested adaptations can be used.
Requests must be sent at least 10 days before the date of the exam in order to allow the lecturer to assess their content. In particular, if you intend to use concept maps
conceptual maps for the exam (which must be much more concise than the maps used for studying) if the submission does not meet the deadline, there will be no technical time to make any changes.

For further information on the request for services and adaptations, please refer to the document: https://unige.it/sites/unige.it/files/2024-05/Linee%20guida%20per%20la%20richiesta%20di%20servizi%2C%20di%20strumenti%20compensativi%20e_o%20di%20misure%20dispensative%20e%20di%20ausili%20specifici%20Maggio%202024.pdf