LITERARY ESSAYS
cod. 1001186

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Letteratura italiana (L-FIL-LET/10)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
36 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course aims to make students capable of independently developing a critical essay or review for publication in a literary magazine. As such, part of the course is devoted to the teaching of writing such essays.

Prerequisites

To take the course a basic knowledge of Italian literature is required.

Course unit content

Critical essays and travel reportages.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Bibliography:
Books:
E. De Amicis, Costantinopoli (Einaudi); G.A. Borgese, Autunno di Costantinopoli (Carocci); G.Gozzano, Verso la cuna del mondo (Bompiani);M. Serao, Viaggio in Palestina (MUP); T. Terzani, In Asia (Longanesi), G. Conti, Il grande fiume Po (Mondadori).
Critical studies:
G. De Pascale, Scrittori in viaggio, (Bollati Boringhieri) (capitolo I); G. Benvenuti, Il viaggiatore come autore (Il Mulino); A Cavalli, Fuga dalla critica (Pàtron); A. Cavalli, Viaggiare con la scrittura (Archetipo Libri)
Bibliografia:
Testi:


e-book: Viaggi della scrittura:http/www.viaggidellascrittura.altervista.org

Teaching methods

The teaching consists of frontal lessons, lectures and written homework. The final assessment is out of thirty and will take into account not only the oral examination, but also the evaluation of the essay written by the students, previously corrected and discussed in the oral examination.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and written test (critical essay)

Other information

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