CODE 65076 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 LETTERATURE MODERNE E SPETTACOLO 11961 (LM-14) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 LETTERATURE MODERNE E SPETTACOLO 9918 (LM-14) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester OVERVIEW The course broadens the institutional knowledge acquired during the three-year degree course with a monograph approach. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Analysing knowledge of the history of the Italian language with particular attention to the ancient language, non-standard variations of Italian, literary Italian and issues of style and metrics. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students should be able to a) recognize the topics discussed during the lectures: history and problems of the notion of style; b) identify the most important formal traits of the poetic text and narrative text of the 20th century; c) reveal the possess of the appropriate terminology for the analysis of formal facts; d) analyze, in oral and written texts, the linguistic and stylistic features of the phenomena listed above. PREREQUISITES The student must possess the following basic skills: notions of history of Italian language and historical grammar and knowledge of the essential bibliography of the discipline. In short: the basic knowledge acquired in each three-year history of the Italian language course. TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course is divided into two parts. 6 CFU: The notion of style. Analysis of poetic texts of the twentieth century Italian. 3 CFU: Analysis of narrative texts of the twentieth century Italian. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For the bibliography see le list of texts indicated in the section of the Italian language teaching sheet. The course handout and notes will be made available to students on Aulaweb. Non-attending students should contact the professor. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ENRICO TESTA Ricevimento: Indicatively and depending on the assigned lesson time, the office hours for students takes place on Wednesdays from 10 to 12 a.m. in the lecturer's office, Via Balbi 2, DIRAAS Department, 3rd floor. The office hours for students must always be arranged by e-mail with the lecturer. LESSONS LESSONS START First semester: October 1, 2025 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS Acquired knowledge about course's themes and argumentation skills will be evaluated in the oral exam. FURTHER INFORMATION Students who have not taken a three-year course exam in History of the Italian Language or another course from the L-FIL-LET/12 sector must agree on an alternative programme with teaching staff.
