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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.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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I semestre | Oct 1, 2009 | Jan 16, 2010 |
II semestre | Feb 22, 2010 | May 31, 2010 |
Session | From | To |
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sessione esami invernale | Jan 18, 2010 | Feb 20, 2010 |
sessione esami estiva | Jun 1, 2010 | Jul 10, 2010 |
sessione esami autunnale | Sep 1, 2010 | Sep 29, 2010 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione lauree autunnale | Nov 26, 2009 | Nov 28, 2009 |
Sessione lauree invernale | Apr 7, 2010 | Apr 10, 2010 |
Sessione lauree estiva | Jul 12, 2010 | Jul 16, 2010 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2009 | Nov 1, 2009 |
Festa dell'Immacolata Concezione | Dec 8, 2009 | Dec 8, 2009 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2009 | Jan 6, 2010 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Mar 29, 2010 | Apr 6, 2010 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2010 | Apr 25, 2010 |
Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2010 | May 1, 2010 |
Festa del Santo Patrono di Verona S. Zeno | May 21, 2010 | May 21, 2010 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2010 | Jun 2, 2010 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
Ambrosi Paola
paola.ambrosi@univr.it +39 045 802 8466Bordin Elisa
elisa.bordin@univr.itLocher Elmar
elmar.locher@univr.it +39 045802 8311Longhi Silvia
silvia.longhi@univr.it +39 045802 8329Panzeri Lino
lino.panzeri@univr.it +39 045 8028264Perbellini Maria
prbmra42@univr.itPiva Marika
Tosco Pietro
pietro.tosco@univr.itZaccarello Michelangelo
michelangelo.zaccarello@univr.it +39 045 802 8330Study Plan
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Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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English Literature II [CInt M-Z] (2010/2011)
Teaching code
4S00869
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Period
I semestre dal Oct 4, 2010 al Jan 15, 2011.
Learning outcomes
The module aims at offering an overview of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English literature, as well as at presenting the students with the basics of textual and literary genre analysis.
Program
«Original sin(s) and fictional conversions. From Milton to Richardson»
The module will deal with a selection of poetic and narrative late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century texts on the basis of the changed (and changing) notions of sin and conversion, and their representation, looking at their various literary, religious, and political aspects. Different genres will be taken into account: from epic, to spiritual autobiography, to novel.
The programme consists of three parts: primary texts, references (and supplementary references for non-attending students), and literary history.
Language: the module will be held in English and in Italian; primary texts will be read in English.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Primary texts
- J. Milton, Paradise Lost [Books I & IX], any English or parallel edition.
- J. Bunyan, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, any English edition.
- D. Defoe, Moll Flanders, (ed. by D. Blewett), Penguin, 2003.
- S. Richardson, Pamela, (ed. by M. Doody), Penguin, 2003.
References
- M. Kishlanski, L’età degli Stuart, Il Mulino, 1999, ch. IX, X, XI.
- B. Lewalsky, “The Genres of Paradise Lost”, in The Cambridge Companion to John Milton, ed. by D. Danielson, CUP, 1999, pp. 113-129.
- D. Danielson, “The Fall and Milton’s Theodicity”, in The Cambridge Companion to John Milton, ed. by D. Danielson, CUP, 1999, pp. 144-159.
- R. Bell, “Metamorphoses of Spiritual Autobiography”, ELH, 44:1, 1977, pp. 108-126.
- N. Rosenfeld, “The Tempter in Grace Abounding”, in The Human Satan in Seventeenth-Century English Literature, Ashgate, 2008, pp. 31-52.
- R.S. Beal, “Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners: John Bunyan’s Pauline Epistle”, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, 21:1, 1981, pp. 147-160.
- I. Watt, The rise of the novel: studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, Penguin, 1972, pp. 9-59 e 93-173.
- S.C. Conboy, “Fabric and Fabrication in Richardson’s Pamela”, ELH, 54:1, 1987, pp. 81-96.
- L. Innocenti, “Introduzione”, in L’invenzione del vero. Forme dell'autenticazione nel romanzo inglese del ’700, a c. di L. Innocenti, Pacini, 2000, pp. 5-19.
- J. Clegg, “Defoe evidence and the eyewitness”, in L’invenzione del vero. Forme dell'autenticazione nel romanzo inglese del ’700, a c. di L. Innocenti, Pacini, 2000, pp. 21-77.
Supplementary references for non-attending students
- J. Carey, “Milton’s Satan”, in The Cambridge Companion to John Milton, ed. by D. Danielson, CUP, 1999, pp. 160-174.
- P.J. Carlton, “Bunyan: Language, Convention, Authority”, ELH, 51:1, 1984, pp. 17-32.
- R. DiGiuseppe, “The Ghost in Machine: Moll Flanders and the Body Politic”, Quaderni di Lingue e Letterature, 1993, pp. 312-326.
- C. McIntosh, “Pamela’s Clothes”, ELH, 35:1, 1968, pp. 75-83.
Handbooks
As regards the literary and cultural context spanning from 1660 to 1830 (from Milton to Romanticism), students are free to choose between the following handbooks:
- A. Sanders, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, OUP, 2004.
- R. Carter, J. McRae, The Routledge History of English Literature, Routledge, 2001.
To facilitate textual reading, students may refer to any of the following optional handbooks of narratology, rhetoric, stylistics and poetics:
Narratology:
- A. Marchese, L’officina del racconto, Milano, Mondadori, 1990.
Rhetoric, stylistics, and poetics:
- B. Mortara Garavelli, Manuale di retorica, Milano, Bompiani, 1999.
- M. P. Ellero, Introduzione alla retorica, Firenze, Sansoni Editore, 1997.
- A. Marchese, Dizionario di retorica e stilistica, Milano, Mondadori, 2002.
- A. Marchese, Il laboratorio della poesia, Milano, Mondadori, 1997.
Please be advised
Further details on required readings and general information on bibliographical material will be provided during classes.
Examination Methods
The exam will consist in an oral discussion in Italian and in English of the module’s topics
Teaching materials e documents
- Epic Simile in PL (pdf, it, 123 KB, 28/10/10)
- Genesis 25 (pdf, it, 32 KB, 19/11/10)
- Genesis 3 (pdf, it, 28 KB, 23/10/10)
- Maze, noun (pdf, it, 224 KB, 26/10/10)
- Maze, verb (pdf, it, 173 KB, 26/10/10)
- Paradise Lost_Contents (pdf, it, 86 KB, 07/10/10)
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Attendance and location
Attendance is not mandatory.
More detailed information on attendance requirements, please refer to the “Regolamento del corso di studio”, available under the “Regolamenti” section in “Il Corso”. While the Student Handbook does not require mandatory attendance, it is recommended to confirm specific attendance policies with your professors for each course, lab, or practical training.
Part time enrolment is an option. For more information, visit the Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
Classrooms and exam locations are:
Classes and exams are held at the following locations:
- Polo Zanotto (close to the Foreign Languages and Literatures building)>
- Polo Santa Marta
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Accredited Activities for CFUs D and F
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Preparation of the study plan
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Graduation
Threshold knowledge and Integrative Learning Requirements
Internships and apprenticeships
Internships and apprenticeships
A mandatory internship period (6 CFUs) within business organizations is included in the study plan for the Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce (L12).
The internship is designed to provide students with practical experience in areas relevant to their future professional careers and to help them acquire specific professional skills.
Internship activities are conducted under the direct supervision of an individual lecturer and take place at professional firms, public administration offices, and companies accredited by the University of Verona.
Credits earned through internship activities will be awarded in accordance with the detailed provisions of the current “Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari” (University Regulations for the Recognition of Credits Accrued in University Internships).
- Information for prospective students about internships can be found at Stage e tirocini.
- Information for enrolled students is available on MyUnivr - come fare per - stage e tirocini.
- Information for companies regarding internships can be found at Stage e tirocini per azienze.
For more details, please visit the following link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/gestione-carriere-studenti-lingue-e-letterature-straniere/stage-e-tirocini-lingue-e-letterature-straniere