Teaching code

4S002902

Teacher

Federica Zoppi

Coordinator

Federica Zoppi

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/05 - SPANISH LITERATURE

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims at providing students of the Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce with an adequate knowledge of the Spanish culture of different periods, focusing on its literary, historical, geographical and anthropological aspects. At the end of the course, students will acquire a sound knowledge of the issues covered by the module (historical and cultural context, main writers/texts/movements/genres of the period examined). With regard to the applied and communication skills, students will be able to critically comment the primary texts listed in the syllabus, in relation both to their historical and cultural context and literary specificities, as well as to express the acquired knowlegde in a clear and consistent way.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None, but it is required a A2/B1 level in Spanish in order to attend the lessons profitably. Erasmus students should have a degree of competence in Italian corresponding to B1 level of CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Program

Part 1: The course aims at introducing students to contemporary Spanish culture and literature between the end of XIX century and the beginning of XX century (1868-1936). Students will be provided with a good level of knowledge of the realistic novel, that flourished during the second half of the XIX century, the main generations of writers of the time (Generación del ’98, Generación del ’14 and Generación del ’27), and the aesthetic movements of the end of XIX century (Symbolism, Decadentism). The historical and cultural context of the time will also be explored as the background of the main literary movements (the Revolution of 1868, "La Gloriosa", the First Republic, the Restoration, the crisis of '98, the reign of Alfonso XIII, the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the Second Republic, up to the beginning of the Spanish Civil War).
HANDBOOKS (the selection of chapters will be indicated at the beginning of the course)
Pedraza Jiménez, Felipe B. [et al.], Las épocas de la literatura española, Barcelona: Ariel 2012
Rodríguez Cacho, Lina, Manual de historia de la literatura española 2. Siglos XVIII al XX, Barcelona: Castalia
M. di Pinto-R. Rossi, La Letteratura spagnola. Dal Settecento a oggi, vol. III, Milano: Rizzoli, 2006.
J. Valdeón-J. Pérez-S. Juliá, Historia de España, Madrid: Austral, 2015
Part 2: The literary texts adopted will be read and analysed in relation to each other and to common themes, to invite an intertextual comparison. Students will be guided through a path of critical reading of the selected literary texts, in relation to the cultural and social issues they raise.
MANDATORY READINGS
1. The portrayal of the female condition: the desire for emancipation and the role of marriage
- Benito Pérez Galdós, Tristana (integra reading)
- Emilia Pardo Bazán, Memorias de un solterón (integral reading)
2. The esperpento
- Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Luces de Bohemia (integral reading)
- selected readings from the works of Federico García Lorca (available for download from the Moodle)
Please be advised:
Further details on required readings, general information on bibliographical material, and exam method will be provided during classes.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures in Italian and Spanish. All teaching materials (slides, texts, images, etc.) used in class will be available for download from the Moodle e-learning repository. These contents do not substitute but complement the mandatory readings listed in the Program section.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam

Evaluation criteria

The oral exam will assess the ability to critically comment the primary texts, the depth and breadth of the acquired knowledge and the ability to link the different topics covered by the modules, the use of an appropriate vocabulary; the clarity of presentation and argumentation of the candidate. Holding the oral exam in Spanish will constitute a note of merit in the final evaluation.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is awarded on a 30-point scale.

Exam language

Italiano o spagnolo a discrezione dell’esaminando/a.

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