93607 - ITALIAN LITERATURE

Learning outcomes

The course provides students with historical and literary knowledge of 20th and 21st century Italian literature and teaches them how to critically analyze literary texts. By the end of the course, students will acquire the basic elements (content and methodology) for an analysis of Italian culture and literature, with particular reference to the relationship between literary texts and history, language and the arts. They will know and be able to use critical methodologies to read and analyze literary texts and will be able to independently elaborate further cultural and literary notions and apply them to a wide range of other literary texts.

Course contents

BAES Students are reminded that:
- the course “Italian Literature" is offered only at the Forlì campus and that the language of lectures will be Italian;
- the BAES study plan awards 6 ETCS for the “Italian Literature" course.
In order to reach 6 ECTS, BAES students should:
- attend all lectures and carry out the assessments, plus the final written and oral exam, as every other student enrolled in the course.
Further information will be provided in class at the beginning of the course.

A first part of the course, of a general type, will be aimed at providing a framework including the fundamental features of the history of Italian culture and literature from the third decade of twentieth century to present days.

The second part, of a monographic nature, will focus on the figure and work of Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) on the fiftieth anniversary of his death, with particular attention to the civil interventions of the early Seventies.

Readings/Bibliography

For the preparation of the first part (the general one) it is advisable to refer to Roberto Carnero - Giuseppe Iannaccone, Giorni giovani. La letteratura, il presente, il futuro, volume 3/B (Dalla Prima guerra mondiale a oggi), Giunti TVP Editori - Treccani (ISBN: 9788809927278) or to any other good Italian literature handbook with anthology of texts for secondary school. The handbook will not necessarily be studied entirely, but must be used as a constant point of reference for the reconstruction of the historical-cultural and historical-literary context within which Pasolini was trained and worked.

In particular, the following topics will be focused on: Italian culture during the fascism; Hermeticism; Italian culture after the Second World War (the season of commitment); Neorealism; the Neoavantgarde (Group 63); Postmodernism.

For the preparation of the second part (of a monographic type, specifically dedicated to Pasolini's work), students are requested to study the following books:

TEXTS:

- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ragazzi di vita, Garzanti

- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Scritti corsari, Garzanti

- Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lettere luterane, Garzani

[Scritti corsari and Lettere luterane are also included in the following edition: Pier Paolo Pasolini, I grandi interventi civili, Garzanti]

CRITICISM:

- Roberto Carnero, Pasolini. Morire per le idee, Bompiani new edition 2022

FURTHER READING COMPULSORY FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:

Students who do not attend lessons will also study the following book for the exam

- Roberto Carnero, Pasolini e i giovani, Interlinea 2024

 

Teaching methods

Lectures, text analysis and commentary, use of multimedia products.

Assessment methods

The final exam will consist of a written test. The objectives of the test will be related to the measurement of the learning outcomes expected by the students; the contents of the test will concern the topics covered in the course; the assessment method will consist of two stages: an objective test (multiple choice test) to be carried out in 20 minutes and the proposal of an open-ended outline (discussion of a topic or essay) to be processed in 90 minutes; evaluation method: overall grade out of thirty. There are no intermediate or partial tests.

Evaluation grid

30-28: in-depth knowledge of the course contents; language that is always exact and precise and of excellent argumentative clarity (the attribution of distinction presupposes, in addition to the previous requirements, a strong and original personal reworking);

27-26: in-depth knowledge of the contents; language mostly exact and congruous and of good argumentative clarity;

25-24: discrete knowledge of the contents; overall correct language, even if characterized by some inaccuracies;

23-21: sufficient knowledge of the course topics; language not always correct; presence of excessive simplifications of concepts;

20-18: overall sufficient knowledge, even if sometimes incomplete, of the contents; incorrect language, characterized by generalizations, inconsistencies and trivializations of concepts;

test not passed: serious gaps in the preparation that testify an overall insufficient knowledge of the course contents and/or incorrect and inadequate critical language with frequent misunderstandings.

 

Students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) or with disabilities that can affect their ability to attend courses are invited to contact the University service for students with disabilities and SLD at the earliest opportunity, ideally before the start of the course: https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students. The University service will suggest possible adjustments to the course work and/or exam, which must then be submitted to the course leader so they can assess their feasibility, in line with the learning objectives of the course. Please note that adjustments to the exam must be requested at least two weeks in advance.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Carnero