UCJIOPBP36 Contemporary Italian Prose 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers to the 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 several chosen 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.
Learning outcomes
The students have a general knowledge of the main literary trends of the 20th century, they can place the most important Italian prose writers and their works in the literary and historical context, thay can subject a literary text to a formal and content analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Il romanzo agli inizi del ‘900 2.-3. Il romanzo del disagio e della “non vita”. La crisi dell’identità e l’inettitudine dei personaggi Opera: La coscienza di Zeno di Italo Svevo 4.-5. Il disagio e l’inettitudine rapportata al periodo del fascismo Opera: Agostino di Alberto Moravia 6. Il romanzo memorialistico e giornalistico: Il secondo neorealismo Lettura: “La smania di raccontare” di Italo Calvino 7. Il romanzo memorialistico e giornalistico: Il secondo neorealismo Opera: Uomini e no di Elio Vittorini 8.-9. Il romanzo poliziesco Opera: Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana di Carlo Emilio Gadda 10. L’indagine del mistero (il realismo magico e la surrealtà) Opere: La fine del mondo e Incontro notturno di Dino Buzzati 11.-13. Relazioni degli studenti
Literature
    required literature
  • Baldi, G. et al. Dal testo alla storia, dalla storia al testo. Autori e opere. Svevo e Pirandello. Milano: Paravia Mondadori, 2002
  • Segre, C., Martignoni, C. Leggere il mondo. Vol. VII-VIII. Milano: Mondadori, 2001.
  • Marchese, A. L’officina del racconto. Milano: Mondadori, 1986.
  • Baldi, G. et al. Dal testo alla storia. Dalla storia al testo. Generi. La narrativa del novecento. Milano: Paravia Mondadori, 2002.
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
Attendance min. 70 %, homework, presentation of a paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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