Teaching code

4S007317

Teacher

Massimo Natale

Coordinator

Massimo Natale

Credits

12

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/10 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Period

Sem. 2A, Sem. 2B

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Italian Literature and Philosophy
The course of Italian Literature and Philosophy aims to investigate the relationship between the national literary tradition – framed within its European context – and Western philosophical thought by focusing on the analysis of an author, a specific period or a theme.
The course will provide students with:
- knowledge of the fundamental lines of the history of Western thought, until the contemporary age;
- ability to contextualize, understand and comment on a literary text, constantly comparing it with the philosophical text and with other domains of Western culture (anthropology, psychology, mythic-symbolic thought);
- familiarity with the Italian literary tradition and its main thematic and formal traits, from the origins to the present day, with particular attention to the intersections between literature and philosophical tradition;
- capability of autonomous judgement on specific cultural questions;
- awareness of the capability of aesthetic experience to understand and transform the world we live in;
- improvement of linguistic skills.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Basic knowledge of the Western literary tradition

Program

“I IS ANOTHER.”
A history of the lyrical self: from Hölderlin and Rimbaud to Pessoa and Zanzotto.
Where does this rich and strange language we call “modern poetry” come from? What are its characteristics? And how does it relate to the language of so-called “communication”? The course will examine some of the great names in poetry from the last two centuries and attempt to sketch a portrait.
Attending students will prepare the material indicated in the “Reference texts” section of the bibliography and the material used in class and published on the Moodle platform. Additional bibliography will be indicated in class if necessary. ***NB. Only attending students will be required to take an OPTIONAL MID-TERM TEST on the first part of the program. Students who take and pass this test will then only be examined on the second part of the program.
***NB. Non-attending students will prepare a different program, specifically designed for them; they will therefore only study the material in the “Texts for non-attending students” section of the bibliography. Erasmus students are invited to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Face-to-face lectures, with ample space dedicated to the discussion and intervention of students.
Lectures by invitation and seminar lessonsare are provided.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam is oral and is intended to ascertain the knowledge of the topics covered during the course and the ability to analyze and interpret the texts.

Evaluation criteria

1) verification of knowledge of the texts;
2) verification of the knowledge of the critical bibliography;
3) assessment of the ability to argue, to compare texts, to rework and interpret the main topics of the course

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The vote is expressed out of thirty on the basis of knowledge, the effectiveness and clarity of the answers, the property of language.

Exam language

Italiano