IJ1B017 Seminar of Italian Literature (A)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Daniela Shalom Vagata, MA, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (alternate examiner)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 N43, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( IJIA021 Italian Literature III || IJ1A023 Italian Literature III ) && IJ1A005 Practical Italian V
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
"On the moons of the Italian literature" The course investigates the motif of the moon in a series of Italian writers form 20th and 21st centuries. Through the reading of selected works of the motif of moon, the course intend to familiarize students with works of Italian writers along different centuries and in their literary and historical context.
Learning outcomes
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with some Italian writers from 20th and 21st centuries through the reading of a selection of literary texts on the motif of moon. Students will be guided to study the basics of stylistic analysis and acquire ability to investigate the macro- and micro- textual levels of the literary works.
Syllabus
  • Redeading from the following writers and works: Tommaso Landolfi, "Il racconto del lupo mannaro" (short story) Dino Buzzati, "Lo sbarco sulla luna" (article,"Corriere della sera") Luigi Malerba, "La luna doppia" (short story) Lucio Piccolo, da "Esequie della luna" (passages) Giovanni Macchia, da "La caduta della luna" (passages) Italo Calvino, article in "Corriere della sera" e dalle "Lezioni americane" (passages) Anna Maria Ortese, article in "Corriere della sera" Andrea Zanzotto, "Luna puella pallidula" (poem) Vincenzo Consolo, da "Lunaria" (passages) Ermanno Cavazzoni, da "Il poema dei lunatici" (passages) It will be shown Federico Fellini's movie "La voce della luna".
Literature
  • students will receive handouts with the texts to be read
Teaching methods
The course will be conducted in Italian. Literary texts will be read in Italian. Students will receive weekly reading assignments and will be expected to actively discuss the readins during the lessons. Students are strongly suggested to participate to the seminars of Italian literature hold by visiting scholars.
Assessment methods
Attendance and active participation in class discussions. During the lesson students will be required to give an oral presentation on a text and author studied in the course. Final oral exam.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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