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.

This course scores the objectives of the PTD since its contents connect Professor Geddes's research activity (see her list of publications) with her teaching activity.

• 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.

The teaching is exclusively in English.

English