LITERARY ESSAYS
cod. 1001186

Academic year 2011/12
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
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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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 Autobiography

Full programme

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Bibliography

Bibliography:
Autobiographical books:
SIBILLA ALERAMO, Una donna
RENATO SERRA, Esame di coscienza di un letterato
EMILIO LUSSU, Un anno sull’Altipiano
Critical studies:
ANNAMARIA CAVALLI, Fuga dalla critica, Pàtron Editore, 2007
ANNAMARIA CAVALLI, Viaggiare con la scrittura, Archetipo Libri, 2011

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

Other information

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