Teaching code

4S002927

Teacher

Carla Sassi

Coordinatore

Carla Sassi

Credits

9

Language

English

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 26, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning objectives

The module, taught in English, is meant to guide the students through a critical approach to the English Literature of the period going from the Restoration to late Romanticism, especially in relation to a representative range of texts of the canon. Besides, it aims at getting the students familiar with fundamental tools necessary for text analysis and genre criticism. Its overall goal is to provide the students with a good knowledge of the British literature of the set literary period (its historical context, its texts, genres, movements/authors) and of helping them develop skills for analysis, argumentation and exposition in English, in relation to various typologies of literary texts in their historical-cultural context. At the end of the module, students will be able to: - analyze the literary texts set in the syllabus in their historical-cultural contexts; - argumentatively discuss them by taking into account literary conventions and by applying an informed critical approach that is aware of the literary nature of the text; - demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills, in English and in a clear and consistent way.

Prerequisites and basic notions

English Literature 1, English Language 1

Program

"Romantic landscapes/ Gothich landscapes"
The course will focus on British literature between the 18th and the 19th century, with special reference to the representation of landscape/nature in three canonical texts published in this period: Fragments of Ancient Poetry by Ossian, The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PRIMARY TEXTS:
-J. MACPHERSON/OSSIAN, Fragments of Ancient Poetry (1760)
-W. SCOTT, The Lady of the Lake (1810)
-M. SHELLEY, Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus (1818)
SECONDARY TEXTS:
-From: The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism, ed. Stuart Curran:
-Romanticism, criticism and theory
-Romanticism and language
-Romantic poetry
-From: The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism ed. Murray Pittock:
-Travel Writing and the Picturesque (Matthew Wickman)
-From: The International Companion to JAMES MACPHERSON AND THE POEMS OF OSSIAN ed. D. Moore:
-Landscape and the Sense of Place in The Poems of Ossian (Sebastian Mitchell)
-From: The Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott ed. Fiona Robertson:
-The Narrative Poems (Alison Lumsden and Ainsley McIntosh)
-From: The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley, ed. Esther Schor
-Making a “monster” (Anne K. Mellor)
To revise notes students are advised to refer to:
-A. SANDERS, The Short History of English Literature, Clarendon Press, chaps 4-6.
Please check the Moodle webclass on a regular basis for additional information and materials.
ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
From: The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism, ed. Stuart Curran:
-Poetry in an age of revolution (Dawson, P M S)
From: The International Companion to JAMES MACPHERSON AND THE POEMS OF OSSIAN ed. D. Moore:
-Introduction (Dafydd Moore)
From: The Edinburgh Companion to Sir Walter Scott ed. Fiona Robertson:
-Romancing and Romanticism, Fiona Robertson
From: The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley, ed. Esther Schor
-Introduction (Esther Schor)

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The course will be taught in the English language.
Students will have to register for the webclass on the e-Learning platform, and check it regularly for updates.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral exam, in the English language

Evaluation criteria

Students will have to demonstrate:
Their ability to express themselves with correct and appropriate language.
Their ability to comment / analyze, even in a simple way, the literary texts discussed in class.
Their ability to summarize, even in a simple way, the critical texts in the reading list.
Understanding and the core knowledge of the topics discussed in class.
Critical thinking and an ability to develop evidence-based arguments will be especially rewarded.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade will be based equally on the above criteria. 30 e lode is reserved only for students who demonstrate critical processing skills and ability to develop evidence-based arguments .

Exam language

inglese/English