The present Course will consist of the reading and critical analysis of selected texts, belonging to the core canon of the Italian Literature. Such texts will be of high eminence, both from the artistic and historic point of view, and especially in relation with the establishment of the Italian national identity.
Texts
P. P. Pasolini, Teorema (1969), Milano, Garzanti, 1999; Id., Tetis, (1973), ora in Saggi sulla politica e sulla società, a cura di W. Siti e S. De Laude, Milano, Monda
dori, 1999, pp. 257-264; Id., Abiura della Trilogia della vita (1975), in Id., Lettere luterane, Torino, Einaudi, 1976; Id., Petrolio (1975) Milano, Mondadori, 2005; A. Moravia (1971), Io e Lui, Milano, Bompiani, 1971; A. Moravia, La vita interiore (1978), Milano, Bompiani, 1981; L. Malerba, Il protagonista (1973), Milano, Mondadori, 2016; M. Lombardo Radice - L. Ravera, Porci con le ali (1976), Milano, Bompiani, 1995; G. Sapienza, L’arte della gioia (1976), Torino, Einaudi, 2008; D. Fo e F. Rame, Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata (1983) e Sesso? Grazie, tanto per gradire (1994), in Le commedie, Torino, Einaudi, 1997 (vol. 9 e 13).
Bibliografia critica di riferimento: S. Tani, Il romanzo di ritorno, Milano, Mursia, 1990; M. Gragnolati, Una performance queer. 'Petrolio' e l'orgoglio del fallimento, in Id., Amor che move, Milano, Saggiatore, 2013; S. Parussa, Leros onnipotente. Erotismo, letteratura e impegno nell'opera di Pasolini e Genet, Torino, Tirrenia, 2003; N. Balestrini - P. Moroni, L'orda d'oro 1968-1977, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2005.
Learning Objectives
Analiysis and commentary of the texts and their historical context.
KNOWLEDGE: peculiarities of the cultural sector actors; the role of cultural organizations in the literary context.
SKILLS: Understanding cultural, historical and literary context.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the Italian Language.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lesson.
Further information
No
Type of Assessment
Oral examination.
The examination will be oral. During the test the student must demonstrate: a) to know the arguments relating to the course and to understand the main conceptual categories; b) to express their views with appropriate language and knowledge of technical terminology used; c) to discuss the topics addressed with appropriate references.
Course program
Course Title: Literature in the years of the sexual revolution.
Historical cultural introduction.
Presentation of the authors.
Analysis of texts