Learning objectives
The first aim of the course is to make the students aware of the publishing mechanisms and dynamics interfering with the literary production. Secondly, we aim to guide the students through the making of a brief critical essay about a contemporary publishing event.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of contemporary Italian literature is required in order to undertake the course.
Course unit content
Italian Literature and History of Publishing
Bibliography
Bibliography:
AA. VV., La mediazione editoriale (Lampi di stampa); A. Cadioli e G. Peresson, Le forme del libro. Schede di cultura editoriale (Liguori); A. Cadioli e G. Vigini, Storia dell’editoria italiana dall’Unità a oggi. Un profilo introduttivo (Editrice Bibliografica); Isotta Piazza, Vanni Scheiwiller e la riscoperta della poesia di Clemente Rebora (in «L’Officina dei libri», n. 2/2011, pp. 135-152); Pietro Cataldi, Le idee della letteratura. Storia delle poetiche italiane del Novecento, Roma, Carocci, 1994.
Teaching methods
The teaching consists of frontal lessons and written homework. The final exam grades are in thirties and assess the quality of both the written essay and the oral proficiency.
