| CODE | ITL2218 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Letteratura italiana dal Seicento al Settecento | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Italian | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will be an introduction to two centuries of Italian literature. From the XVII century to the XVIII century, we will follow the evolution of Italian literature thanks both to general lectures on history, culture and society and to the close readings of selected works. The two authors that will be analized in the first part will be Torquato Tasso and Carlo Goldoni. We will reflect on the importance of theatre in the Italian and European society during the XVII and XVIII centuries, highlighting how the most important authors of these times are authors of theatre, from Shakespeare to Moliere, from Calderon de la Barca to Goldoni. During the second half of the unit we will analyze in depth two genres of Italian and European literature: the 'poema cavalleresco' and the novel. We will read a selection of 'Canti' from the 'Gerusalemme liberata', reflecting on the style and on the main themes of the 'poema cavalleresco' and also on its capacity to merge stories from different epic cycles such as the cycle of King Arthur and the cycle of Orlando and Carlo Magno (Chanson de Roland). The last part of this study-unit will be dedicated to two European authors such as Cervantes and Rabelais who, starting from a parody of the Italian 'poema cavalleresco', were able to create the most important genre of Western literature: the novel. We will evaluate the influence of the 'poema cavalleresco', of the picaresque tales and of other literary genres for the creation of the novel. Study-unit Aims: - To give to the students a general overview of the XVII and the XVIII centuries, trying to understand why this period of time is known as the Modern Era; - Reflect on different genres of Italian literature, from theatre to the 'poema cavalleresco', from the lyric to the novel. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be: - Able to trace the evolution of Italian literature from the XVII to the XVIII century, with a particular attention to three literary genres: the theatre, the novel and the 'poema cavalleresco'; - Able to trace the evolution of Italian literature from the 'Manierismo' to the 'Illuminismo'; - Aware of the importance of Italian authors for the formations of European modern nations. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read and interpret the most important works of Torquato Tasso and Carlo Goldoni; - Evaluate the importance of different disciplines such as history, sociology, economy, ect, to the study of literature. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - T. Tasso, Gerusalemme liberata (any edition or) Einaudi, Torino, 2005. - C. Goldoni, La locandiera, Einaudi, Torino, 2007. A course pack of readings which will be available at the beginning of the study-unit. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is taught and assessed in Italian. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Glen Bonnici |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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