CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

According to the Dublin descriptors, students, at the end of the course, will demonstrate:

1. knowledge of the main literary movements of 19th and 20th century and understanding of their historical and cultural connections.

2. ability to apply acquired knowledge in studying and learning authors and literary movements not included in the curriculum.

3. ability to formulate independent analysis and evaluations about the authors studied and to synthesize them appropriately.

Module A Twentieth-century fiction: the experience of the modernist novel (4 ETCS)

Module B The poetry of the twentieth century: from Pascoli to Pasolini (4 ETCS)

Module C Pasolini and Calvino compared (1 ETCS)

Module A (4 ETCS)

Texts:

G. Langella, La modernità letteraria. Manuale di letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea, Milano, Pearson, 2021, pp. 202-207; 219-242; 338-358; 363-370; 371-377; 479-493; 514-520.

 

A novel of your choice from:

F. Tozzi, Con gli occhi chiusi (edition of your choice)

L. Pirandello, Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio operatore (edition of your choice)

I. Svevo, La coscienza di Zeno (edition of your choice)

C.E. Gadda, La cognizione del dolore, a cura di P. Italia, G. Pinotti, C. Vela, Milano, Adelphi, 2017.

C. Pavese, La luna e i falò, a cura di A. Sichera e A. Di Silvestro, Milano, Mondadori, 2021.

 

Choice of anthology texts totaling about 100 pages that will be made available by faculty.

 

Module B (4 ETCS)

Texts:

G. Langella, La modernità letteraria. Manuale di letteratura italiana moderna e contemporanea, Milano, Pearson, 2021, pp. 140-168; 176-192; 248-254; 259-266; 304-330; 398-406; 411-421; 574-582; 586-591.

 

A book of your choice from:

G. Ungaretti, Il porto sepolto, a cura di C. Ossola, Venezia, Marsilio, 2001.

 E. Montale, Ossi di seppia, Milano, Mondadori, 2016

 U. Saba, Il canzoniere, a cura di N. Palmieri, Torino, Einaudi, 2014.

 

Choice of anthology texts totaling about 200 pages that will be made available by faculty.

 

Module C (1 ETCS)

Selection of essays made available by faculty totaling about 100 pages from P.P. Pasolini, Scritti corsari; Id., Lettere luterane; I. Calvino, Una pietra sopra; Id., Lezioni americane.

 

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.