B005329 - COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES

italian

The course offers a historical and methodological framework of the discipline and a comparative analysis of some works of writers with other fields of knowledge, i.e.Translation Studies and Gender Studies on the works of Tommaso Landolfi; Luigi Meneghello,Sara Virgillito, Camille MAllrme, Idolina Landolfi e Claudio Magris.

1) A.Gnisci (a cura di), Letteratura comparata, Bruno Mondadori.

2) R.Bertazzoli, La traduzione. Teorie e metodi, Carocci; or S.Kellmann, The Translingual Imagination, University of Nebraska Press 2000 (tr. It. Scrivere tra le lingue, Città aperta, 2007).

3) Literary works (choose two authors from the list)

T. Landolfi, Opere, vol. I e II, a cura di Idolina Landolfi, Rizzoli
I. Landolfi, Matracci e storte, Graus, 2004
C. Mallarmé, La leggenda d'oro di Mollichina, Rocco Carabba 1915
S. Virgillito, traduzioni di E. Dickinson, Poesie, Garzanti
L. Meneghello, Trapianti dall'inglese al vicentino, BUR 2021, for every student.
L. Meneghello, Jura, BUR 2021, for every student.
L. Meneghello, Libera nos a Malo, BUR
C. Magris, Opere, 1 vol., a cura di Ernestina Pellegrini, Meridiani Mondadori

4) Critical bibliography (choose two works)

I. Landolfi, E. Pellegrini, Gli “Altrove” di Tommaso Landolfi, Bulzoni.
L. Zampese, La forma dei pensieri. Per leggere Luigi Meneghello, Cesati Editore.
E.Pellegrini, L.Zampese, Meneghello. Solo donne, Marsilio
E. Pellegrini, Epica sull’acqua. L’opera letteraria di Claudio Magris, Moretti e Vitali (Or D.Salvaori, L'atlante di Claudio Magris, Patron).
E. Pellegrini, D. Salvadori, “Quando ero mio padre". Su/Per Idolina Landolfi, Florence Art Edizioni
R. Sara Virgillito, Poeta e traduttore, a cura di Valentina Fiume, Lubrina.
Diego Salvadori, Camille Mallarmé. La scrittura senza volto, Florence Art Edizioni.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Training:
The course offers students a historical perspective of the development of the discipline and its methodologies.
- an initial approach to original editions (translations or original language texts with parallel translation) of authors of European and extra-European literary traditions, bibliographic sources and a knowledgeable use of text commentary tools. Initial library research practice. Perfecting expository speaking and writing skills.
- learning the basic concepts and the specific terminology of the discipline.

Behavior:
- stimulating a knowledgeable use of the university structure, the CdS, orientation and management tools of the student’s career;
stimulating intellectual participation and a correct and profitable teaching-learning relationship;
- stimulating a civil, shared use of the study resources of the CdS and the School.

) PREREQUISITIES:
High-level proficiency in at least one foreign language and a basic knowledge of the history of European literary, philosophical and artistic culture of the past two centuries.

3TEACHING METHODS:
Classroom lessons and, the number of students permitting, seminar discussions. Students are encouraged to actively participate by asking for explanations, and to maintain a direct relationship with the teacher, even during weekly office hours

OTHER INFORMATION
Bear in mind that the School requires compulsory attendance for two-thirds of the lessons. Special exam sessions will be offered only to students enrolled part-time (who must contact the teacher for a specific program), none to non-attenders.

Exams -
Testing (even for non-attending or exchange program students) takes place through a final oral exam aimed at verifying a general preparation on all course topics.
The oral test consists of an interview aimed at assessing the following educational objectives:
knowledge of the bibliography and materials discussed during lessons and made available through the course’s e-learning platform; knowledge of the distinctive features of comparative literature in relation to the specific course topic; ability to make proper use of the critical and methodological tools of the discipline; ability to read, analyze and comment on the course texts.
The student must demonstrate a sufficient level of preparation in the course’s training objectives to pass the final exam.
The final evaluation is the mark obtained on the oral exam.

Translation Studies: Writers/Traslators: Tommaso Landolfi; Luigi Meneghello; Idolina Landolfi; Camille Mallarmé; Sara Virgillito; Claudio Magris.

1) A. Gnisci (a cura di), Introduzione alla Letteratura comparata, Bruno Mondadori.

2) R. Bertazzoli, La traduzione. Teorie e metodi, Carocci; S.Kellmann, The Translingual Imagination, University of Nebraska Press 2000 (tr. It. Scrivere tra le lingue, Città aperta, 2007).

3) Literary Works (choose two authors from this list)

T. Landolfi, Opere, vol. I e II, a cura di Idolina Landolfi, Rizzoli
I. Landolfi, Matracci e storte, Graus, 2004
C. Mallarmé, La leggenda d'oro di Mollichina, Rocco Carabba 1915
S. Virgillito, traduzioni di E. Dickinson, Poesie, Garzanti
L. Meneghello, Trapianti dall'inglese al vicentino, BUR 2021, for every student.
L. Meneghello, Jura, BUR 2021, for every student.
L. Meneghello, Libera nos a Malo, BUR
C. Magris, Opere, 1 vol., a cura di Ernestina Pellegrini, Meridiani Mondadori

4)Critical bibliography (choose two text)

I. Landolfi, E. Pellegrini, Gli “Altrove” di Tommaso Landolfi, Bulzoni.
L. Zampese, La forma dei pensieri. Per leggere Luigi Meneghello, Cesati Editore.
E.Pellegrini, L.Zampese, Luigi Meneghello : Solo donne, Marsilio
E. Pellegrini, Epica sull’acqua. L’opera letteraria di Claudio Magris, Moretti e Vitali.
(a cura di E.Pellegrini e D.Salvadori)“Quando ero mio padre". Su/Per Idolina Landolfi, Florence Art Edizioni
R. Sara Virgillito. Poeta e traduttore, a cura di Valentina Fiume, Lubrina.
Diego Salvadori, Camille Mallarmé. La scrittura senza volto, Florence Art Edizioni.