The course will consist of reading and analysing chosen texts from Italian Literature according to their genre, their historical background and their stylistic patterns. Text: G. Caproni, Tutte le poesie.
G. Caproni, Tutte le poesie, Milano, Garzanti (published many times).
G. Caproni, L’opera in versi, critical edition by L. Zuliani, introduction by P. V. Mengaldo, Milano, Mondadori, I Meridiani, 1998.
Learning Objectives
The purpose of the course, in addition to acquiring knowledge and understanding of the works selected, inserted in the culture of their time, is also to train students to read complete poetry books, instead of selected poems. We will analyze how a poetry book is composed and experience that specific language.
Prerequisites
Ability of understanding literary language. Foundamental knowledge of history of italian poetry and elementary prosody.
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Further information
Please note that the attendance is obligatory
Type of Assessment
Written paper.
Oral exam.
Course program
Giorgio Caproni's poetry
1. Texts
G. Caproni, Tutte le poesie, Milano, Garzanti (published many times).
G. Caproni, L’opera in versi, critical edition by L. Zuliani, introduction by P. V. Mengaldo, Milano, Mondadori, I Meridiani, 1998.
2. Criticism
P. P. Pasolini, Caproni, in Passione e ideologia, Milano, Garzanti, 1960 (in Saggi sulla letteratura e sull’arte, ed. by W. Siti and S. De Laude, Milano, Mondadori, 1999, I, pp. 1165-1169.
A. Dei, Giorgio Caproni, Milano, Mursia, 1992.
L. Surdich, Oltre il lutto: “Acciaio”, in Per Giorgio Caproni, ed. by G. Devoto and S. Verdino, Genova, San Marco dei Giustiniani, 1997 (than, with the title Oltre il lutto. Caproni e la guerra, in L. Surdich, Le idee e la poesia. Montale e Caproni, Genova, il melangolo, 1998, pp. 149-179.
P. V. Mengaldo, Introduzione, in G. Caproni, L'opera in versi, critical edition by L. Zuliani, Milano, Mondadori, 1998.
3. 3. It is required a good knowledge of the major movements, authors and works of Italian literature from 1861 to the II Word War; just a good History of Italian literature for high schools or G. FERRONI, Storia della Letteratura italiana, Torino, Einaudi.
Gli studenti saranno tenuti a preparare una relazione scritta su un argomento da concordare.