CODE 64906 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/11 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course, divided in a general part and in three monographic sections (two for students who take the course for 6 credits), aims to deepen the study of the authors and texts of Italian literature of the last century, focusing in particular on some fundamental junctions. It will offer a reading of the texts examined, which will be accompanied by philological and bibliographical information and which will not neglect the opening to problems and historical-critical questions and the multiple connections to the publishing world. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Analysis of modern Italian literature (poetry, narrative prose, essays) both in relation to texts and critical methodology as well as a pondered historiographical setting. Broadening the critical perspective to take account of parallel experiences and experiments in the terrain of music and visual arts AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to achieve the following educational objectives: 1) knowledge of the evolution of Italian literary history of the last century, with particular attention to the fundamental junctions examined; 2) understanding of the mechanisms that regulate the "literary field", ie how a single work is placed with respect to the historical, critical and editorial context; 3) ability to analyze the interaction that is triggered between the literary text and the surrounding society, and how the former is a consequence of the second, but also represents an attempt to modify it. At the end of the course the student is expected to have achieved the following results: 1) adequate knowledge of contemporary Italian literature; 2) a capacity for oral expression appropriate to the subject matter, with mastery of an appropriate vocabulary; 3) ability to analyze literary text; 4) ability to understand the interaction between literary text, social context and editorial. PREREQUISITES Essential prerequisite of teaching is a good ability to read and understand literary texts that allows access in autonomy to authors and works of the last century that will be the subject of monographic study during the lessons. Students are advised to have taken the Italian literature I and II exams before attending this course. All students are required to register on AulaWeb. TEACHING METHODS The teaching consists of lectures, with pc and projector, for a total of 60 hours. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu The program is divided into a general part and two in-depth monographs. The general part of the program refers to the whole history and texts of Italian literature of the last century: it will be treated in class for general lines and will be studied in depth by the student. The two in-depth monographs will focus on the following topics: - Carlo Emilio Gadda, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana - Beppe Fenoglio: a bibliographic path among the letters Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu The program is divided into a general part and three in-depth monographs. The general part of the program refers to the whole history and texts of Italian literature of the last century: it will be treated in class for general lines and will be studied in depth by the student. The three in-depth monographs will focus on the following topics: - Carlo Emilio Gadda, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana - Beppe Fenoglio: a bibliographic path among the letters - Italo Calvino between war and post-war RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu 1) For the general part: - Cento anni di letteratura 1910-2010, a cura di Marco A. Bazzocchi, Torino, Einaudi, 2021. 2) For the two in-depth monographs: - Carlo Emilio Gadda, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana, a cura di Giorgio Pinotti, Adelphi, Milano 2018. - Beppe Fenoglio, Lettere 1940-1962, a cura di Luca Bufano, Torino, Einaudi, 2022. - Beppe Fenoglio, I ventitre giorni della città di Alba (qualsiasi edizione in commercio). - All materials uploaded to Aulaweb and / or Teams during the lessons. NON-FREQUENTING STUDENTS are also required: - Maria Antonietta Terzoli, Gadda: guida al Pasticciaccio, Carocci, Roma 2016. - Piero Negri Scaglione, Questioni private. Vita incompiuta di Beppe Fenoglio, nuova edizione, Einaudi, Torino 2022 Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu 1) For the general part: - Cento anni di letteratura 1910-2010, a cura di Marco A. Bazzocchi, Torino, Einaudi, 2021. 2) For the three in-depth monographs: - Carlo Emilio Gadda, Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana, a cura di Giorgio Pinotti, Adelphi, Milano 2018. - Beppe Fenoglio, Lettere 1940-1962, a cura di Luca Bufano, Torino, Einaudi, 2022. - Beppe Fenoglio, I ventitre giorni della città di Alba (qualsiasi edizione in commercio). - Italo Calvino, Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno, con il racconto inedito Flirt prima di battersi, a cura di Mario Barenghi, Milano, Mondadori, 2020. - All materials uploaded to Aulaweb and / or Teams during the lessons. NON-FREQUENTING STUDENTS are also required: - Maria Antonietta Terzoli, Gadda: guida al Pasticciaccio, Carocci, Roma 2016. - Piero Negri Scaglione, Questioni private. Vita incompiuta di Beppe Fenoglio, nuova edizione, Einaudi, Torino 2022. - Silvio Perrella, Calvino, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2010. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA AVETO Ricevimento: By appointment (andrea.aveto@unige.it) Exam Board ANDREA AVETO (President) ALESSANDRO FERRARO DARIO GATTIGLIA (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START September 20, 2022 Class schedule CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam in the form of interview with questions related to both the general part and the monographs. ASSESSMENT METHODS Expected knowledge and skills will be verified through an oral exam. The preparation will be considered adequate if the student demonstrates the ability to exhibit using a relevant terminology, will show that he understood the issues addressed during the lessons, will be able to independently apply the critical reflection on the proposed works, revealing that he was able to develop in a personal way the teaching content. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 17/01/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 07/02/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 09/05/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 24/05/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 14/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Class attendance, although not mandatory, is strongly recommended. All students are required to register on AulaWeb.
