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Laurea in Lingue e letterature straniere - 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
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
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-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
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-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S002943

Credits

9

Also offered in courses:

Language

Russian ru

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES

Period

I SEMESTRE dal Oct 3, 2016 al Jan 21, 2017.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to improve the knowledge of twentieth-century Russian literature (with a prologue devoted to the Late Nineteenth Century) through a critical analysis of some of its most representative works. The main themes of the course will be the representation of death in the selected texts.

Program

DEATH IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE
СМЕРТЬ В РУССКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ XX ВЕКА

Bibliography
ЛИТЕРАТУРА


1) Primary sources

— L. Tolstoj, Smert’ Ivana Il’iča (L.Tolstoj, La morte di Ivan Il’ič).

— A. Čechov, Palata n. 6 (A. Čechov, Reparto n. 6).

— A. Achmatova, Rekviem (Posvjaščenie, Prigovor, K smerti) (A. Achmatova, i componimenti Dedica, Condanna, Alla morte del poemetto Requiem, in ID, La corsa del tempo. liriche e poemi, a cura di Michele Colucci, Torino, Einaudi, 1992, pp. 141-167.

— S. Kržižanovskij, Avtobigrafija trupa (S. Kržižanovskij, Autobiografia di un cadavere; Voland, a cura di A. Niero, Roma, Voland, 2002 [I ed. Biblioteca de Vascello, 1994], pp.107-131.

— V. Grossman, Žizn’ i sud’ba (V. Grossman, Vita e Destino, trad. di Claudia Zonghetti, Milano, Adelphi, 2013 [I ed. 2007]).

— V. Šalamov, rasskazy Noč’ju, Odinočnyj zamer, Posylka, Šerri-brendi, Gerkules (Kolymskie rasskazy); Utka (Artist Lopaty) (V. Šalamov, i racconti: Di notte, Misurato a parte, Il pacco da casa, Cherry-brandy, Ercole, L’anatra in ID, I racconti di Kolyma, voll. I-II, trad. di Sergio Rapetti, Torino, Einaudi, 2011 [I ed. 1999]).


b) Secondary sources

— V. Strada, Una lettura di Čechov, in. ID, Tradizione e rivoluzione nella letteratura russa, Torino, Einaudi, 1980 [nuova edizione accresciuta], pp. 269-288.
— M. Boschiero, Il tempo di Sigizmund D. Kržižanovskij: percorso biografico-letterario, in Immagini di tempo. Studi di Slavistica, a cura di P. Tosco, Verona, QuiEdit, 2010, pp. 47-62.
— C. De lotto, Vita e Destino di V. Grossman: dinamiche del totalitarismo nello spazio del lager // «Russica Romana», 2015 (XXII), pp. 53-75.
— M. Colucci, Introduzione, in La corsa del tempo. liriche e poemi, a cura di Michele Colucci, Torino, Einaudi, 1992, pp. V- XLVII.
— M. Martini, La rimozione del Gulag, in ID, Oltre il disgelo. La letteratura dopo l’Urss, Milano, Mondadori, 2002, pp. 47-63

c) General reference

— AA.VV., Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento, Torino, Einaudi 1989-1991 (le parti relative agli autori e agli argomenti trattati).
— M. Colucci e R. Picchio (a cura di), Storia della civiltà letteraria russa, Torino, UTET 1997 (le parti relative agli autori e ai periodi trattati)
— G.P. Piretto, Il radioso avvenire. Mitologie culturali sovietiche, Torino, Einaudi 2003
— F. Benvenuti, Storia della Russia Contemporanea. 1853-1996, Roma, Laterza 1999.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
G. P. Piretto Il radioso avvenire. Mitologie culturali sovietiche Einaudi 2003 Inquadramento
M. Boschiero Il tempo di Sigizmund D. Kržižanovskij: percorso biografico-letterario, in Immagini di tempo. Studi di Slavistica, a cura di P. Tosco, Verona, QuiEdit, 2010, pp. 47-62. QuiEdit 2010
M. Colucci Introduzione, in A. Achmatova, La corsa del tempo. liriche e poemi, a cura di Michele Colucci, Torino, Einaudi, 1992, pp. V- XLVII. Einaudi 1992
M. Martini Oltre il disgelo. La letteratura dopo l’Urss, Milano Mondadori 2002
M. Colucci e R. Picchio (a cura di) Storia della civiltà letteraria russa UTET 1997 Inquadramento (le parti relative agli autori e ai periodi trattati)
AA.VV. Storia della letteratura russa. Il Novecento Einaudi 1991 Inquadramento (le parti relative agli autori e ai periodi trattati)
F. Benvenuti Storia della Russia Contemporanea. 1853-1996 Laterza 1999 Inquadramento
V. Strada Tradizione e rivoluzione nella letteratura russa Einaudi, Torino 1980
C. De lotto Vita e Destino di V. Grossman: dinamiche del totalitarismo nello spazio del lager // «Russica Romana», 2015 (XXII), pp. 53-75. 2015

Examination Methods

The assessment is carried out by an oral examination, which will verify the competences acquired during the classes. The questions will deal with any of the topics mentioned in the program.

The assessment will consider the following criteria:
- Content correctness and completeness
- Achievement of adequate analysis abilities
- Clarity in the exposition, arguing ability and knowledge of the subject-specific lexicon

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