Title of the course: Literature, Theatre and Society in the Eighteenth Century: Goldoni and Alfieri
(students from M to Z - second half of I semester)
The Course will consist of the analysis of selected texts from the core canon of the Italian Literature. Such texts will be of high eminence, both from the artistic and historic point of view, in relation with the establishment of the Italian national identity. The critical reading will start assessing the philological situation of the texts, and will develop through questions regarding the literary genre, the theoretical debates involved, and the rethorical and linguistic aspects of these works.
Course Content
The course will consist in the analysis of selected texts from the core canon of Italian literature. These texts will be of high eminence, both from an artistic and a historical point of view, in relation to the establishment of Italian national identity. Critical reading will begin by assessing the philological features of the texts, and will develop through issues regarding their literary genre, the theoretical debates involved, and the rhetorical and linguistic aspects of these works.
Title of the course: Literature, Theatre and Society in the Eighteenth Century: Goldoni and Alfieri.
Texts:
The course includes the reading of the following works:
Carlo Goldoni, La locandiera (recommended edition: C. Goldoni, La locandiera, a cura di G. Davico Bonino, Torino, Einaudi, 2014);
Vittorio Alfieri, Saul (recommended edition: V. Alfieri, Saul, Filippo, a cura di V. Branca, Milano, BUR, 1980, last print 2010).
Texts from the Memoirs of Goldoni and the Life of Alfieri (distributed in class).
A good working knowledge of the main lines along which our literature has developed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries has to be acquired through study of the manual below:
Gino Tellini, Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2014 (second edition), pp. 215-382.
Texts and Criticism:
G. Tellini, Natura e arte nella letteratura italiana. Tra giardini, orti e frutteti, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2015.
Prerequisite to the course is a good working knowledge of the main lines along which our literature has developed, ‘From Italian Unification to Historical Avant-gardes’, to be acquired through study of the manual below: G. Tellini, Letteratura italiana. Un metodo di studio, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2014 (II ed.), pp. 383-551 (but including the online parts).
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
The course involves a general introduction to the features of Italian literature and a panorama (with text reading and commentary) of the period stretching from the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. It includes rudiments of metre, rhetoric and philology, besides presenting the main tools for study of Italian literature.
Competence
The course involves a first look at scientific editions from Italian literary tradition as well as bibliographical sources; it will also prepare students to use text commentary tools properly; students will have a first experience with bibliographical research in the library; their public speaking skills will be put to the test.
Behaviour
The course strives to motivate students to take advantage of the university structure, student orientation and career management tools, as well as to encourage students to benefit from a correct approach to the student-teacher relationship and promote responsible and respectful use of study resources provided by the study programme.
Learning Objectives
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
Knowledge
This course aims to highlight the distinctive traits of Italian literature, and to focus in particular (through text reading and commentary) on the theme of the ‘garden’, from the 14th to the 20th century.
The course includes rudiments of metre, rhetoric and philology, besides presenting the main tools for study of Italian literature. Several specific issues will be tackled (literature and national identity, history and geography in the study of literature), which stretch across the entire spectrum of our literary culture.
Competence
The course involves a first look at scientific editions from Italian literary tradition as well as bibliographical sources; it will also prepare students to use text commentary tools properly; students will have a first experience with bibliographical research in the library; their public speaking skills will be put to the test.
Behaviour
The course strives to motivate students to take advantage of the university structure, the CdS, student orientation and career management tools, as well as to encourage students to benefit from a correct approach to the student-teacher relationship and promote responsible and respectful use of study resources provided by the Faculty and CdS.
Prerequisites
An excellent knowledge of the Italian language is necessary, as are mastery of grammatical and syntactical structures of written Italian, good ability to read literary and critical texts, as well as reasonable competence in using dictionaries and commentaries. Finally, an important prerequisite is a thorough knowledge of Italian national history, particularly with regard to the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries.
Prerequisites
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
An excellent knowledge of the Italian language is necessary, as are mastery of grammatical and syntactical structures of written Italian, good ability to read literary and critical texts, as well as reasonable competence in using dictionaries and commentaries. Finally, an important prerequisite is a thorough knowledge of Italian national history, particularly with regard to events surrounding the Italian Risorgimento and the first decades following the unification of Italy.
Teaching Methods
Lectures. Students are encouraged to participate, ask questions and maintain a direct relationship with the professor, even during weekly receiving hours.
Teaching Methods
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
Lectures. Students are encouraged to participate, ask questions and maintain a direct relationship with the professor, even during weekly receiving hours.
Further information
Students are expected to keep dutifully to attendance rules: with the exception of part-time students, the course is considered valid (and students are admitted to the examination) only if their attendance is recorded by signature for at least two thirds of the lessons (24 hours out of 36 total course hours). Every student must sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of each lesson. Students who cannot regularly attend lessons must sign as well, and come to an agreement with the professor on how to make up for lost hours.
Further information
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
Students are expected to keep dutifully to faculty attendance rules: with the exception of part-time students, the course is considered valid (and students are admitted to the examination) only if their attendance is recorded by signature for at least two thirds of the lessons. Every student must sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of each lesson.
Type of Assessment
Students will be tested in an end-of-course oral examination.
Type of Assessment
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
Students will be tested in an end-of-course oral examination.
Course program
The course focuses on the reading and commentary of Goldoni's comedy La locandiera and Alfieri's tragedy Saul, along with the reading of excerpts from the autobiographies of the authors (the Memories of Goldoni, the Life of Alfieri) and from their theoretical writings, within the general framework of Italian literature and the historical, social and cultural life of the eighteenth century.
Course program
Prof. MAGHERINI (II semester - students A-L)
Course Title: THE ‘GARDEN’ IN ITALIAN LITERATURE.
The course provides a general introduction to the distinctive features of Italian literature, proceeding then to a systematic examination of the ‘garden’ theme, from the 14th century to the 20th century, from Petrarca to Montale.
The course aims to teach specific methods of reading literary texts, with examples taken throughout the various periods of Italian literature.
It includes rudiments of metre, rhetoric and philology, besides presenting the main tools for study of Italian literature. Several specific issues will be tackled (literature and national identity, history and geography in the study of literature), which stretch across the entire spectrum of our literary culture.