- Docente: Alberto Bertoni
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
History (cod. 0962)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 8850)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 8885)
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from Sep 16, 2024 to Oct 25, 2024
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student has acquired a working knowledge of wide areas of twentieth-century literary history, with special emphasis on the relation between literature and historical, social, anthropological, and more broadly cultural phenomena. Study is assisted by secondary literature and face-to-face tuition and covers close reading of the text as well as problems of form, structure, composition, and reception.
Course contents
Module I - Trevisan, Benati and Del Giudice: as the twentieth century Italian narrative ends
The Module will be a total of 30 hours for 6 credits. Lessons will start on Monday, September 16, 2024 (the last class is scheduled for Thursday, October 24). Lessons will be held every Monday from 13 to 15, Thursday from 09 to 11, and Friday from 09 to 11 (Aula VI, Via Zamboni 38).
Module II - From Tondelli to Guccini narrator and songwriter
The Module will be 30 hours for six credits. Lessons will start on Thursday, November 7, 2024 (the last class is scheduled for Thursday December 12). Lessons will be held every Monday from 13 to 15, Thursday from 09 to 11, and Friday from 09 to 11 (Aula VI, Via Zamboni 38).
Lessons will be recorded and available for students on the Panopto platform.
Readings/Bibliography
Institutional Part
Read in full by A. Bertoni, Voci del grande stile. Prose e poesie tra due secoli, Il Mulino, Bologna 2023.
Monographic Part
- Module I:
Vitaliano Trevisan, Works. Edizione ampliata, Einaudi, Torino 2022.
Daniele Benati, Silenzio in Emilia (1996), second edition Quodlibet, Macerata 2009.
Daniele Del Giudice, I racconti, Einaudi, Torino 2016.
The program for non-attending students includes the full entire reading of E. Raimondi, Camminare nel tempo. Una conversazione con A. Bertoni e G. Zanetti, il Mulino, Bologna 2015.
- II modulo:
Pier Vittorio Tondelli, Altri libertini, Feltrinelli, Milano 2013.
Pier Vittorio Tondelli, Un weekend postmoderno, Bompiani, Milano 2001.
Francesco Guccini, Canzoni, Bompiani, Milano 2018
Francesco Guccini, Tre cene, Giunti, Firenze 2021.
The program for non-attending students includes the full entire reading of E. Testa (edited by) Dopo la Lirica. Poeti italiani, 1960-2000, Einaudi, Torino 2005 and A. Bertoni, Poesia italiana dal Novecento a oggi, Marietti, Bologna 2019.
Further critical bibliography will be provided during the lessons and loaded on the teaching materials.
Students must take the 6-credit exam and will be required to choose the preparation of any of the two modules freely.
Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.
Teaching methods
- Lessons
- Workshops
- Lectures and notes to the texts
- Critical Discussions
Assessment methods
Assessment consists of a viva voce examination aiming to assess the knowledge and critical skills acquired by the candidate during the course.
1. First-class marks will be awarded to candidates who demonstrate an ability to analyse texts in depth and to produce an organic overview of the topics covered in the course. Overall mark between 27 and 30 cum laude(high linguistic ability is required).
2. A mostly mnemonic knowledge of the subject, analytical skills lacking depth, and correct but not always apposite expression will result in a modest mark. Overall mark between 23 and 26.
3. Elementary knowledge, superficial understanding, poor analytical skills, and inapposite expression will lead to a pass or only slightly higher mark. Overall mark between 18 and 22.
4. Gaps in the candidate’s knowledge, inapposite language, and inadequate engagement with the secondary literature offered in the course will result in a fail mark.
Teaching tools
Course sources: texts analysed throughout the lectures and the indicated critical bibliography.
Office hours
See the website of Alberto Bertoni
SDGs


This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.