00562 - Italian Literature

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student: learns the historical coordinates for the study of literature; knows the techniques of textual analysis; acquires a sure competence in writing and the ability to read in depth some fundamental works of our literary tradition.

Course contents

LITERATURE and PORTRAIT: BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY

PART A. (15 lessons): The first part of the course will focus on reading and commenting on exemplary texts of Italian literature, which will allow us to outline the indicated path. The lessons will start from Petrarca and arrive at Ungaretti.

PART B. (15 lessons): This part will address two cases of self-portraits "through another person" (through a character chosen from the works of the considered writer): Calvino (Palomar), Bacchelli (Captain Repetto).

The lessons of part A will be given by Prof. Giacomo Ventura, the lessons of part B will be given by Prof. Marco Veglia.

Readings/Bibliography

PART A.

Students will need to prepare for the exam with the following texts:

G. Alfano, P. Italia, E. Russo, F. Tomasi, Profilo di letteratura italiana, Milano, Mondadori, 2021 + Supplementary materials (https://www.mondadorieducation.it/catalogo/profilo-di-letteratura-italiana-0066261/ ) (chapters on Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, Alberti, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Alfieri, Goldoni, Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni, Verga, Carducci).

D. Baroncini, Ungaretti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2010 (chapters 1-2).

G. M. Anselmi, L. Chines, V. Bernardi, A. Di Franco, A. Severi, Leggere i classici italiani. Un’antologia, Bologna, Pàtron, 2019 (chapters on Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, Alberti, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Alfieri, Goldoni, Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni, Verga, Ungaretti).

Handouts and slides available on Virtuale.

PART B.

Students will need to read:

Ernesto Ferrero, Italo, Torino, Einaudi, 2023, pp. 183-210.

Italo Calvino, Palomar, Milano, Mondadori (Oscar Moderni), 2022.

Riccardo Bacchelli, Il sommergibile, edited by Marco Veglia, Napoli, La Scuola di Pitagora, 2024.

Students with DSA or temporary or permanent disabilities are invited to contact the university office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it ) and the lecturer to find the most effective strategies for attending classes and/or preparing for the exam.

Teaching methods

Lecture with the aid of educational and audiovisual materials that will be made available to students.

Assessment methods

The exam consists of an oral test.

The oral test covers both Part A and Part B.

Erasmus students or those from other international exchange programs will have the opportunity to arrange a customized program.

Students with DSA or temporary or permanent disabilities are invited to contact the university office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it ). The office will propose any necessary adaptations, which will need to be agreed upon with the lecturer.

Teaching tools

Handouts and slides available on Virtuale.

Office hours

See the website of Marco Veglia

See the website of Giacomo Ventura