Introduction to the history of Italian literature

Duration

Theory : 30h Th
Bibliographical research : 2h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Theory : Thea Rimini
Bibliographical research : Thea Rimini

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course introduces students to the complexity of Italian literary and cultural history through the evolution of the character from the 19th to the 21st century. In tracing the history of the character, the course will also provide an overview of the main Italian literary periods.
We begin with the hero-antihero of Romanticism, then move on to the construction of the Risorgimento hero and the small, popular national hero of the late 19th century. In the twentieth century, we will examine the transition from the 'inept' character of modernism to that of postmodernism, including the anti-hero of the Resistance. Female characters, born from the pen of Elena Ferrante, a veritable publishing phenomenon in recent years, will bring our overview to a close.
The course also includes a session on bibliographical research. This part will focus on the techniques and style of referencing sources in a scientific work in Italian.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the course, students will have understood the continuous movement between the heroic and anti-heroic models that characterises Italian literary history. They will be familiar with the crucial periods in Italian literature, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.

Students will also learn how to write a bibliography in Italian.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisites.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Reading, analysis and commentary aimed at global and detailed comprehension of texts. Interactive method.
Participation in the course will be required and requested.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Face-to-face course. 

Recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Reading of extracts to be analysed in class.

Reading of a novel of your choice between Pereira prétend (1994) by A. Tabucchi and L'amie prodigieuse (2011) by E. Ferrante.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

A written bibliographical research paper to be submitted by a date agreed upon with the students, no later than the first day of the January exam session AND oral assignement.  
The written assignment will count for 10% of the final mark of the learning unit.
In the second session, if students passed their written assignment in the first session, their mark will be retained. If not, the written work will be replaced by a question on bibliography as part of the oral assessment

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

1st four-month period

wednesday from 10 am to 12

Lecture Hall A2 2/3

Contacts

Teachers :

Thea Rimini
Bât. A2, place du 20 Août 7

Letizia Imola


E.mail: thea.rimini@uliege.be ; letizia.imola@student.uliege.be 

 

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