| CODE | ITL3101 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Letteratura italiana: il primo Ottocento | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Italian | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will focus initially on the Neoclassical and Romantic movements, considered within the framework of the legacy of European Illuministic thought. It will then analyse the basic tenets of Romanticism, with particular reference to the Italian cultural context. The 19th transition to modernity will be highlighted from different perspectives, markedly literary, cultural and social. Against this conceptual backdrop, the study-unit will move on to a critical reading of three of the most representative Italian works: Foscolo, "I sepolcri"; Manzoni, "I promessi sposi"; Leopardi, "Canti". Students will also be expected to read other texts recommended during the study-unit. Study-unit Aims To help students understand the main Italian literary movements of the first half of the 19th century in a historical, social and cultural context. It will also give them the opportunity to critically delve into the most celebrated works of that period. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - define the essential characterizing elements of Italian culture during the first half of the 19th century; - describe the structure, themes and style of a Romantic literary work; - identify the aesthetic values of poetic and narrative works of the Romantic age; - associate Romanticism with previous and successive literary movements. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically discuss, in an essay, a poetic or narrative Romantic text, placing it in a proper cultural perspective; - compare and contrast Romantic literary works and authors; - summarise literary texts; - analyse poetic and narrative techniques. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - De Caprio, V. (2003) "Progetto letteratura. L’età napoleonica e del Risorgimento", vol. 2b. Torino: Einaudi Scuola. - Manzoni "I promessi sposi" (any edition). - Leopardi "Canti" (any edition). Recommended reading: As advised during the course. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE ITL3030 OR TAKE ITL3311 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is taught and assessed in Italian. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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