Learning objectives
Know how to read hermeneutically (model: biblical philology)
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
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Direct deconstruction of the two pseudo-concepts given in the title of this course, ''Literature” and ''Italy'', taking into account the multitude of “Italies” of previous times (starting from the pre-Latin era, according to the Tiraboschi model) and anagogical review of the modern secular concept of ''letters'' and the primary, holy concept of writing / Scripture, through a continuous comparison not only against the many literary models provided by archaeological-historical experience and the assumption of current alternative models, but also against other art forms (music, theatre, figurative arts, architecture, gardening, cinema, photography etc.), in particular for a reflection/reflux of their practices and particular historical theories on language (and the critical conscience of language, a veritable Devil’s bridge for that which we refer to simply as ''literature”) of the word, in the dual dimension of the verbum-(structure) and the Wortkunstwerk-(superstructure).
Full programme
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Bibliography
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i. Walter Benjamin, Scritti 1923-27 <br />
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ii. Fr. Nietzsche, Considerazioni inattuali <br />
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iii. E. Auerbach, Mimesis <br />
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iv. A. Wartburg, Mnemosyne <br />
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v. The Bible (G. Diodati version) <br />
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vi. Boccaccio, Decameron <br />
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vii. Marino, L’Adone <br />
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viii. A.M. Salvini, L’Esiodo <br />
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ix) Foscolo, Lettera apologetica <br />
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x. I. Nievo, Le Confessioni di un Italiano <br />
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xi. G.A. Borgese, Golia <br />
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xii. B. Croce, Filosofia-Poesia-Storia (auto-anthology) <br />
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Plus the Italian Constitution of 1948
Teaching methods
Teaching method: <br />
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empirical-metaphysical or historical-deconstructionist (model: W. BENJAMIN or M. FOUCAULT, but also A.M. RIPELLINO) <br />
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Assessment method: Interpretative reading test, to measure the actual level of knowledge of the layers of the word (?In principio erat verbum?).
Assessment methods and criteria
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