A good level of English (especially oral English). Approximately B1.

The expected learning outcomes are that students will acquire a good knowledge (historical-literary context as well as poetics) of some of the most important Italian authors who lived and worked in the nineteenth and twentieth century: Alessandro Manzoni, Giacomo Leopardi, Giovanni Verga, Luigi Pirandello, Italo Svevo, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Eugenio Montale.

The program will focus on the biography and poetics of the following Italian authors:

Alessandro Manzoni, Giacomo Leopardi, Giovanni Verga, Luigi Pirandello, Italo Svevo, Gabriele d'Annunzio, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Eugenio Montale. A selection of their works translated into English will also be analyzed.

(A) P. Hainsworth, D. Robey, "Italian Literature. A very short Introduction" Oxford, 2012. isbn 978-0199231799

(S) P. Hainsworth, D. Robey, "The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature" Oxford, 2002. isbn 978-0198183327

Classes and exams will be conducted in English only.

• Lectures.

• Oral exam (at least three questions) to assess the following skills:

  1. knowledge of the information and concepts provided in the course 25% of the final mark.

  2. correct understanding of the above-mentioned concepts and ability to explain them clearly 25% of the final mark.

  3. ability to critically analyze and evaluate the concepts provided in the course 20% of the final mark.

  4. ability to present information in a clear, correct, and effective way 15% of the final mark

  5. ability to identify the main focus of the questions asked and to answer them fully 15% of the final mark.

English