LITERARY CRITICISM AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
cod. 1005215

Academic year 2012/13
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
Annamaria CAVALLI
integrated course unit
12 credits
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course unit
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Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

The course of Italian Literary Criticism 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

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Course unit content

The teaching of Italian Literary Criticism is replaced by Critical Essays:
Critical essays and travel reportages.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Bibliography of Italian Literary Criticism:
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); 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)

Teaching methods

The teaching of Italian Literary Criticism 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

Written and oral test

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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