Contemporary Italian Literature. Texts and Methods
Course objectives
The course aims to provide specific elements of 19th- and 20th-Century language, history, theory; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it also in other fields of study, with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.
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MASSIMILIANO TORTORA
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
ITALIAN POETRY OF THE 1960S: PASOLINI, CAPRONI, SERENI, RABONI
Through the reading of a poetry anthology and the collections of four authors, this course aims to investigate the birth of a new poetic grammar, which took shape between the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Prerequisites
General knowledge of 20th century Italian literature
Books
TESTI
"Dopo la lirica. Poeti italiani 1960-2000", a cura di Enrico Testa, Einaudi
Pasolini, "Le ceneri di Gramsci" (1957; parti selezionate che verranno caricate su classoroom)
Giorgio Caproni, "Congedo del viaggiatore cerimonioso e altre prosopopee" (1965)
Vittorio Sereni, "Gli strumenti umani" (1965)
Giovanni Raboni, "Le case della vetra" (1966)
CRITICA:
La bibliografia critica sarà comunicata a inizio corso Trenta. Per lo studio di una contraddizione letteraria, Palumbo, Palermo 2023
Frequency
Recommended, but not mandatory
Exam mode
Students are required to submit a written paper SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT, covering the topics of the course: specifically, a commentary on a text of their choice by Giovanni GIudici. The paper must be between 15,000 and 20,000 characters long.
Lesson mode
The lectures will focus on the analysis and commentary of individual texts . The lectures will be interspersed with discussion parts.
- Lesson code1056147
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseModern Philology
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDL-FIL-LET/11
- CFU12