IJIA024 Italian Literature IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 zruseno C21
Prerequisites
IJIA021 Italian Literature III
Written test of Italian Literature III.
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
Literature of the 20th century (second part. from World War II up-to-date).

The course aims at providing a general knowledge of the most renowned authors in Italian literature after World War II. The course aims at providing a general knowledge, from an historical-philological point of view, of the most renowned authors and literary movements in Italian literature for the period taken into account. Specific attention is given to texts and context, linguistic and stilistic aspects, metre and philological questions (sources/models, genetic/evolutionary variants, transmission/fortune).
Syllabus
  • You should be familiar with the following authors, works or topics (to be studied on Ferroni's History of literature or an equivalent):
  • Ignazio Silone; Cesare Pavese; Primo Levi; Carlo Levi; Beppe Fenoglio; Italo Calvino; Carlo Emilio Gadda; Luigi Malerba; Dario Fo; Umberto Eco; Antonio Tabucchi; Ascanio Celestini; Andrea Bajani.
  • You should also be familiar with ALL the excerpts that were read during lectures and any other author that was eventually dealt with during the course.
Literature
    required literature
  • FERRONI, Giulio. Storia della letteratura italiana. Milano: Einaudi scuola, 1991, 803 s. ISBN 88-286-0076-4. info
  • Cesare Segre, La letteratura italiana del Novecento, Bari, Laterza, 2004
  • Alberto Varvaro, Prima lezione di filologia, Bari, Laterza, 2012
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors. Seminar: Application of the acquired theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. In the form of a presentation the students show their capability to connect their theoretical knowledge while working with a concrete text.
Assessment methods
Oral exam including Ital. Lit III and IV.
Language of instruction
Italian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Do předmětu se lze zapsat po úspěšném složení zápočtu z IJIA021.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/www/204706/index.html
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