Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lingue e letterature straniere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1 module to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language
3
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
6
C
M-FIL/04
1 module among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1 module to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
6
C
M-FIL/04
1 module among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S002927

Teacher

Carla Sassi

Coordinator

Carla Sassi

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 30, 2019 al Jan 11, 2020.

Learning outcomes

The module, taught in English, is meant to guide the students through a critical approach to the English Literature of the period going from the Restoration to late Romanticism, especially in relation to a representative range of texts of the canon. Besides, it aims at getting the students familiar with fundamental tools necessary for text analysis and genre criticism. Its overall gaol is to provide the students with a good knowledge of the British literature of the set literary period (its historical context, its texts, genres, movements/authors) and of helping them develop skills for analysis, argumentation and exposition in English, in relation to various typologies of literary texts in their historical-cultural context.

At the end of the module, students will be able to:
-analyze the literary texts set in the syllabus in their historical-cultural contexts;
-argumentatively discuss them by taking into account literary conventions and by applying an informed critical approach that is aware of the literary nature of the text;
-demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills, in English and in a clear and consistent way.

Program

"Romantic Gothic"

The course will provide an introduction to British Romanticism, and will then focus on the reading and analysis of three Gothic texts: James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner; Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Emily Bronte’s, Wuthering Heights. Special attention will be devoted to female characters and writers.

The course will be taught in English.

Students are required to check throughout the course materials and information uploaded on E-learning UNIVR

The programme is valid until February 2022.

Set Books
Fred Botting, The Gothic, Routledge (ultima edizione)
James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Penguin)
Mary Shelley, Frankenstien (Penguin)
Emily Bronte, Withering Heights (Penguin)
"The Gothic" in The Norton Anthology of English Literature (section “Texts and Contexts”) (https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm

Reference:
Andrew Sanders, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford University Press

Students who are unable to attend classes will have to replace the study of notes with the study of the following texts:
"The Romantic Period" in The Norton Anthology of English Literature https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/welcome.htm
Da The Edinburgh Companion to James Hogg: Ian Duncan, “Introduction: Hogg and his Worlds”
Aguirre, Manuel, Gothic Fiction and Folk-Narrative Structure: The Case of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Gothic Studies, Nov 2013, Vol.15(2), pp.1-18
Yukari Oda, Emily Brontë and the Gothic: Female Characters in Wuthering Heights
Revue LISA, 01 March 2010, pp.1-19

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Shelley, Mary Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (1818) Penguin Classics 1992
Fred Botting The Gothic Routledge  
James Hogg The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Oxford University Press  
Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights Oxford University Press  

Examination Methods

Oral exam in English, which will assess:
- a knowledge of primary and secondary texts
- the ability to articulate effectively the information and critical assessments concerning texts and topics discussed in class

Students attending the course will be given the possibility to take a written test (multiple choice) at the end of the course, counting as a part of the whole exam. For further information see the first powerpoint presentation in the webclass.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE