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.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016 A.A. 2014/2015 A.A. 2013/2014 A.A. 2012/2013 A.A. 2011/2012 A.A. 2010/2011 A.A. 2009/2010 A.A. 2008/2009

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 culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - 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/12
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-OR/21
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature and culture
6
A
L-LIN/10
6
A
L-LIN/03
6
A
L-LIN/13
6
A
L-LIN/21
6
A
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature and culture
6
A
L-OR/21
6
A
L-LIN/10
6
A
L-LIN/03
6
A
L-LIN/13
6
A
L-LIN/21
6
A
L-LIN/05
9
C
SECS-P/08
3
F
NN
9
C
IUS/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/12

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-OR/21
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
9
A
L-LIN/11
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/06
9
A
L-LIN/05
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
9
A
L-LIN/11
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-OR/21
9
A
L-OR/21
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/06
9
A
L-LIN/05
6
C
M-GGR/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
6
C
SECS-P/12
6
A
SPS/08

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-OR/21
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
C
IUS/21
9
C
SECS-P/08
3rd foreign Language (b1)
3
F
-
3
F
-
3
F
-
3
F
-
3
F
-
Stage
6
S
-
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/12
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-OR/21
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature and culture
6
A
L-LIN/10
6
A
L-LIN/03
6
A
L-LIN/13
6
A
L-LIN/21
6
A
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature and culture
6
A
L-OR/21
6
A
L-LIN/10
6
A
L-LIN/03
6
A
L-LIN/13
6
A
L-LIN/21
6
A
L-LIN/05
9
C
SECS-P/08
3
F
NN
9
C
IUS/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/12
activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-OR/21
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
9
A
L-LIN/11
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/06
9
A
L-LIN/05
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
9
A
L-LIN/11
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-OR/21
9
A
L-OR/21
9
A
L-LIN/10
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/03
9
A
L-LIN/13
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/06
9
A
L-LIN/05
6
C
M-GGR/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
6
C
SECS-P/12
6
A
SPS/08
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-

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.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

English literature and culture 1 [Cognomi F-O]  (2017/2018)

Teaching code

4S002903

Teacher

Sidia Fiorato

Coordinator

Sidia Fiorato

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE

Period

Semester 1  dal Oct 2, 2017 al Jan 20, 2018.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The course presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of literary texts which will position the chosen topic within the different literary contexts under consideration. At the end of the course, the students will have acquired:
- knowledge of the different literary genres and their evolution in the periods under consideration
- knowledge of the main critical theories regading the chosen topics
and will be able to
- apply the different critical approaches for the analysis of the texts
- discuss about the chosen topics in a coherent and interdisciplinary way
- use the different kinds of critical texts in support of their argumentation

Program

PERFORMING IDENTITIES IN LAW AND LITERATURE

The course presents the articulation of identity in literary texts from the Victorian to the contemporary period. The approach will be interdisciplinary (law, literature and culture) and focussed on the revision of the literary tradition (in particular the fantastic).

MODALITA' DIDATTICA

Students who attend the course: the course will be held in English through lectures and will also include parts for reflection and discussion on the part of the students upon the topics under consideration.
The critical references indicated in the programme will be available for the students. Slides related to the topics of the course and used during the lessons will be uploaded to Moodle and are part of the programme.

Students who do not attend the course: the programme remains the one indicated on the webpage. They can access Moodle and the uploaded slides which are part of the programme.

All students can ask for further references or about the topics of the course during the receiving hours (as indicated on the webpage)

A) PRIMARY TEXTS (to be read in their original version, NOT abridged, in any edition)

J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
Angela Carter, The Bloody Chamber
Emma Donoghue, Kissing the Witch

B) CRITICAL REFERNCES (part of the programme and of the exam)
Monique Chassagnol, "Masks and Masculinity in James Barrie's Peter Pan", in John Stephens, ed., Ways of Being Male. Representing Masculinities in Children's Literature and Film, New York and London, Routledge, 2002, pp. 200-215
D. Carpi, "Angela Carter: On the Ruins of Tradition? No Tales for Children", in D. Carpi, Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World (Heidelberg, Winter, 2016), pp. 19-42.
S. Fiorato, "Women and Contracts in Angela Carter's Postmodern Revision of the Fairy Tale", in P.G. Monateri, Comparative Contract Law, Elgar, 2017, pp. 361-381
R. Cutolo, "Voice and Identity in the Fairy Tale: Emma Donoghue's Kissing the Witch", in Polemos 6.2 (2012), pp. 207-223
B. Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment, New York, Vintage Books, 1989 (paragraphs: Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament", "The Child's Need for Magic")






c) History of English Literature: from the Victorian age to the Contemporary Period

- A. Sanders, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2003

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
P.G. Monateri Comparative Contract Law Elgar 2017 978 1 84980 451 6 pp. 361-381: Sidia Fiorato, "Women and Contracts in Angela Carter's Postmodern Revision of the Fairy Tale"
Daniela Carpi Fairy Tales in the Postmodern World Winter 2016 ISBN-10: 3825366049 pp. 19-42: Daniela Carpi, "Angela Carter: On the Ruins of Tradition? No Tales for Children"
Emma Donoghue Kissing the Witch 1997 any edition
Monique Chassagnol , "Masks and Masculinity in James Barrie's Peter Pan", in John Stephens, ed., Ways of Being Male. Representing Masculinities in Children's Literature and Film, New York and London, Routledge, 2002, pp. 200-215 2002 pp. 200-215: Monique Chassagnol, "Masks and Masculinity in James Barrie's Peter Pan"
J.M. Barrie Peter Pan 1911 any edition, NOT abridged
Angela Carter The Bloody Chamber 1979
Andrew Sanders The Short Oxford History of English Literature Oxford, Oxford University Press 1994 dal Vittorianesimo al periodo contemporaneo
Bruno Bettelheim The Uses of Enchantment 1989 paragraphs: Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament", "The Child's Need for Magic"
Raffaele Cutolo "Voice and Identity in the Fairy Tale: Emma Donoghue's Kissing the Witch" 2012 Polemos 6.2 (2012), pp. 207-223

Examination Methods

The lessons will be in English. The exam will be an oral discussion in English on the topic of the course and the texts in the program (parts A,B,C).
In particular:
- the ability to discuss topics (literary trends, authors, genres) within the history of English literature ( from the Victorian period to the contemporary period)
- the ability to present a critical argumentation on topics related to the texts of the syllabus (making examples from scenes and passages)
- the ability to make connections between the topics of the course, on the basis of the critical texts indicated in the programme


Requirements
Students unable to attend lectures are required to get in touch before preparing for the exam.
All students, possibly also the students who will not be able to attend the course regularly, are kindly invited to attend the first class of the course, when the programme will be illustrated in detail.

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