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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Tradizione e interpretazione dei testi letterari - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
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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.
Modern and Contemporary Italian Literature (m) (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S02275
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Contemporary Italian Literature of the course Master’s degree in Tradition and Interpretation of Literary Texts
- Contemporary Italian Literature II of the course Master’s degree in Historical Studies (interuniversity)
- Contemporary Italian Literature II [Sede VR] of the course Master's degree in Arts (interuniversity)
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/11 - CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE
Period
2 A, 2 B
Learning objectives
The course aims to: • deepen the knowledge of modern and contemporary Italian literature • analyze Italian literary texts from a historical, critical, formal and symbolic point of view • use the different orientations of criticism consciously. On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: • read and comment texts of modern and contemporary Italian literature • place the examined works within their historical and critical context • use, in an autonomous way, lexical and stylistic tools in order to analyze the literary texts.
Prerequisites and basic notions
An advanced level of knowledge of Italian literature and literary language is required.
Program
Narrators from Trieste
TEXTS
– I. Svevo, Romanzi e continuazioni (Mondadori)
– U. Saba, Ernesto (Einaudi)
– G. Stuparich, Un anno di scuola (Quodlibet)
– G. Stuparich, L'isola (Quodlibet)
– P.A. Quarantotti Gambini, L'onda dell'incrociatore (Mondadori)
A book chosen from the following two:
– F. Tomizza, Materada (Bompiani)
– C. Magris, Un altro mare (Garzanti)
A book chosen from the following two:
– Anna Fano, Giorgio e io (Garzanti)
– Marisa Madieri, Verde acqua (Einaudi)
Additional readings will be pointed out during lessons.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures (36 hours)
For attending students, the teaching methods consist of lectures and seminar exercises around the theme of the course. In the classroom the intervention of students will be encouraged, in particular through the hours of laboratory teaching dedicated to the in-depth reading of the texts.
The teacher will publish on the e-learning platform, used for active communication with students, the analytical list of all the topics that will be the subject of the exam, with the relative bibliography. Furthermore, throughout the academic year, the individual reception service managed by the teacher is available, at the times indicated on the web pages and constantly updated.
For non-attending students, the teaching methods consist of supporting the teacher in the personal study of the texts. Non-attending students must contact the teacher, during office hours, from the start of the lessons.
Learning assessment procedures
Oral examination about all the parts of the course. The examination aims at evaluating the student's knowledge and skills, with special reference to the texts read during lessons.
Erasmus students will be informed about the oral examination during lessons or student office hours.
Evaluation criteria
Objectives of the oral exam: • verify the analytical knowledge of the topics of the program. • verify the ability to reflect and elaborate around some problematic points • verify the critical skills acquired in the analysis of texts.
Exam language
Italiano
