Learning objectives
First and foremost, the students are requested to recognize the innovative nature of the Futurist movement, away from political bias and misleading historical-literary fossilization. Secondly, they’ll be invited to understand - by gaining the recent specific information on the "Parma’s case" between the beginning of the XX century and the Twenties - its particular "local" position and the characteristics of the futurism of Renzo Provinciali and Piero Illari, through direct reading of creative texts, on which basis they should achieve, (conducted by the teacher) the competence and independent critical judgment which is assumed the Master’s level students should accomplish.
Prerequisites
Those who throughout their Bachelor’s studies haven’t obtained a specific preparation in Contemporary Italian Literature, particularly concerning the Nineteenth and Twentieth century, will have to fill this gap on their own, possibly using a good and updated secondary school anthology.
The students who lack the least notions on poetic and metrics, will have to set up an individual catch-up plan; the text-book P.Briganti-W.Spaggiari, Poesia & C., Bologna, Zanichelli, 1990 (and later reprints) is recomended.
Course unit content
A revolution in the early Twentieth-Century Italian literature: Futurism.
After the review of the fundamentals of Marinetti’s Futurism (Manifesto 1909 and Manifesto tecnico 1912), the course will focus on the "Parma’s case", i.e. the moment of the first (pre-war) Futurism, namely the figure of a young Renzo Provinciali, and especially, that of the second (post-war) Futurism, with both striking and misunderstood personality of Piero Illari.
Full programme
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Bibliography
Main bibliography:
Andrea Briganti-May Lorenzo Alcalà, Piero Illari: un futurista tra due mondi, Parma, Uni.nova, 1908;
Paolo e Andrea Briganti (a cura di), FuturPRismi: rifrazioni di centro e di periferia, Parma, Uni.nova, 2012.
Teaching methods
The course will develop mainly through lectures.
However, while dealing with the examples of creative lyrics of futurism, the lessons will assume a different manner of discourse/dialogue, letting the students the opportunity for the stylistic description and critical interpretation of the texts.
The students may also conduct a personal research concerning the related period and the movement (literary journals, authors and texts).
Assessment methods and criteria
The assessment will normally be oral. The evaluation criteria will concern the adherence to the subject and, at the same time, the ability of description and critical interpretation of texts.
In case the student had been accomplished his/her own individual research, they‘ll have the opportunity - during the interview – to discuss his/her inquiry (written and / or oral).
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