Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with solid general knowledge about the main literary manifestations of the 20th century, instruments for the contextualization of literary phenomena in socio-cultural and historical perspectives, and interpretative tools for an analysis of the complex cultural manifestations of contemporaneity.
Prerequisites
Students will have passed the exams of Letteratura Inglese I e II
Course unit content
The course focuses on the study of the main authors, works and movements in 20th-century literature. Particular attention is given to the major moments of Modernism and Postmodernism, as well as to the the developments of English-language literatures in postcolonial countries.
Full programme
Available online on the website of Area di Lingue e Lett. Straniere of Dipartimento A.L.E.F.
Bibliography
Norton Anthology of English Literature (8th edition) (New York: W.W. Norton); Manuale di letteratura e cultura inglese, a c. di Crisafulli e Elam (Bologna: Bononia University Press)
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, use of LEA platform
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Other information
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