70323 - Chinese Literature II (Second Language) L

Learning outcomes

The student - knows the basic elements of Chinese literary civilization - is able to identify them in specific literary texts - is able to autonomously develop further knowledge and cultural-literary skills of a higher level and to apply them also to other specific literary texts

Course contents

The course aims to offer a general knowledge of the masterpieces of Chinese literature, from the classics that form the basis of the millennial Chinese code of civilization, to the flagship texts of modern and contemporary literature. In this itinerary to discover the literary heritage of China, students will be confronted with different genres of writing (philosophical essay, poetry, short story, novel, play) and alongside the study of currents, biographies, historical profiles, the reading of the texts will be provided, in order to grasp their style and contemporaneity.


Therefore, reflection and dialogue on the authors and texts examined will be stimulated.

Readings/Bibliography

• Edoarda Masi: Cento Capolavori della Letteratura Cinese, Quodlibet, Macerata, 2009;
• Giuliano Bertuccioli: La letteratura cinese, L'asino d'oro, 2013 (anche PDF)
• W. Idema L.Haft: Letteratura cinese, Cafoscarina 2008
• Nicoletta Pesaro e Melinda Pirazzoli: La narrativa cinese del Novecento. Autori, opere, correnti
• Valentina Pedone e Serena Zuccheri: Letteratura cinese contemporanea. Correnti, autori e testi dal 1949 a oggi

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