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Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce - 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.
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1° Year
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Prima lingua straniera anno ISeconda lingua straniera anno IPrima letteratura straniera anno ISeconda letteratura straniera anno I2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2012/2013
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Urban, commercial and transportation geography
Prima lingua straniera anno IISeconda lingua straniera anno IIPrima letteratura straniera o materia d'area anno IISeconda letteratura straniera o materia d'area3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2013/2014
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Prima lingua straniera anno IIISeconda lingua straniera anno III| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Prima lingua straniera anno ISeconda lingua straniera anno IPrima letteratura straniera anno ISeconda letteratura straniera anno I| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Urban, commercial and transportation geography
Prima lingua straniera anno IISeconda lingua straniera anno IIPrima letteratura straniera o materia d'area anno IISeconda letteratura straniera o materia d'area| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Prima lingua straniera anno IIISeconda lingua straniera anno III| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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English Literature I [CInt A-L] (2011/2012)
Teaching code
4S00844
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Period
II semestre dal Feb 27, 2012 al May 26, 2012.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at analyzing the detective fiction genre from its origins to its re-readings in the Twentieth Century through primary texts and criticism by representative authors.
Program
The course aims at analyzing the relationship between the detective fiction genre and the law, from its origins with E.A. Poe, W. Collins, until its re-reading in contemporary novels, such as P.D. James’ A Certain Justice. The focus will be in particular on “men and women before the law” (in the Victorian period) and the passage from an image of law enforcement to an image of failure of the law.
Bibliography:
Primary Texts (to be read in English, in any edition):
E. A. Poe, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
W. Collins, The Woman in White (1859)
P.D. James, A Certain Justice (1997)
Opere critiche (le parti indicate)
- R. R. Thomas, “The Letter of the Law in The Woman in White”, in R. R. Thomas, Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science, pp. 57-74.
- D. Carpi, “Iconological Subversion of the law in P. D. James's A Certain Justice”, in «PÓLEMOS» , 2009 , pp. 28-35
- S. Knight, Crime Fiction, London, Macmillan, 2004.
Manuals: from the Victorian age to the contemporary period
- P. Bertinetti, a cura di, Storia della Letteratura Inglese, Torino, Einaudi, 2000
- D. Carpi, L’ansia della scrittura. Parola e silenzio nella narrativa inglese contemporanea, Napoli, Liguori, 1995. (Cap. I)
REQUIREMENTS
Primary texts are to be read in English.
Students unable to attend lectures are required to get in touch with the teachers before preparing for the exam.
Examination Methods
Oral exam