UCJCI032 Contemporary Italian Novel 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Táňa Pavlíková Alešová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers students an overview of the Italian prose devolopment in the 20th century. The course aims at providing a general knowledge, from an historical-philological point of view, of the most renowned authors and literary movements in Italian prose. Specific attention is given to thorough analysis of single works, their context, linguistic and stilistic aspects. Students are supposed to read assigned excerpts in advance. The course completes the course cycle of Italian literature and it is also connected with the course of Italian literature in film 2.
Syllabus
  • 1. Il romanzo del disagio e della non vita. La crisi dell`identita' e l`inettitudine dei personaggi
    Brani tratti da Svevo La coscienza di Zeno, da Pirandello Il fu Mattia Pascal
    2. Il disagio e l`inettitudine rapportata al periodo del fascismo
    Brani tratti da Moravia Agostino, da Brancati Il Bell`Antonio
    3. Il romanzo memorialistico e giornalistico
    Brani tratti da P. Levi Se questo e' un uomo e La tregua. Brani tratti da Fenoglio Il partigiano Johnny e L`imboscata
    4. Gli scrittori a cavallo di due direttive
    Brani tratti da Parise Il prete bello, da Sciascia Il caso Moro e La scomparsa di Maiorana, da Calvino Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno
    5. Il romanzo poliziesco e di indagine del mistero
    Brani tratti da Buzzati Il deserto dei tartari, da Gadda Er pasticciaccio brutto ..., da Sciascia Il giorno della civetta
    6. L`affermazione del gialloe la contaminazione del romanzo storico. Andrea Camilleri
    Brani tratti da Camilleri La paura di Montalbano, Il Re di Girgenti, La stagione della caccia
    7. Il romanzo epistolare -documentario. Andrea Camilleri
    Brani tratti da Il birraio di Preston, La scomparsa di Pat?, La concessione del telefono
    8. Riassunto delle nozioni piu' importanti emerse dal corso. Dibattito con gli studenti. Chiarimento delle nozioni piu' complesse
Language of instruction
Italian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
At least 80% attendance, home preparation of assigned texts, handing in a written analysis of a chosen novel. The final exam will be based on a discussion about the analysis.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
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