ITALIAN CRITICISM LETTERERIA
cod. 1005213

Academic year 2012/13
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Annamaria CAVALLI
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
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: LITERARY CRITICISM AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

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

The teaching of Literary Criticism is replaced by Critical Essays:
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); G. Conti, Il grande fiume Po (Mondadori).
Studi critici:
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 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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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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