CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE

Lectures.

The study of the authors will be conducted through the analysis of texts that allow a direct comparison with the poetics of each, as well as through knowledge of the main critical contributions for the works under consideration. A specific form of study will ultimately be dedicated to Postmodern literature, through an in-depth reading of Il nome della rosa with the support of critical studies and teaching monographs.

A) The Italian novel in the twentieth century (4 CFU)

Particular attention should be paid to the following authors:

L. Pirandello, F. Tozzi, I. Svevo, C.E. Gadda, A. Moravia, C. Pavese, E. Vittorini, B. Fenoglio, P. Levi, I. Calvino, E. Morante, L. Sciascia, G. Bufalino.

The student will choose at least one hundred items extracted from the works of the writers specified in A and two novels with relevant critical essays.

B) Italian poetry in the twentieth century (4 CFU)

Particular attention should be paid to the following authors:

G. Pascoli, G. D’Annunzio, G. Gozzano, C. Sbarbaro, C. Rebora, D. Campana, G. Ungaretti, U. Saba, E. Montale, S. Quasimodo, P.P. Pasolini, G. Caproni, V. Sereni, A. Bertolucci, A. Zanzotto, M. Luzi, F. Fortini, E. Sanguineti.

The student will choose at least one hundred items extracted from the works of the poets specified in B.

C) The Postmodern Question (1 CFU)

1. U. Eco, Il nome della rosa, 1980 o edizioni successive, con relative Postille.
2. R Ceserani, Raccontare il postmoderno, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 1997, pp. 9-28; 146-208.
3. R. Luperini, La fine del postmoderno, Napoli, Guida, 2008, pp. 7-31; pp. 67-79.
4. R. Donnarumma, Ipermodernità. Dove va la narrativa contemporanea, Bologna, il Mulino, pp. 11-60.
5. G. Palazzolo, Umberto Eco. Epifanie, ossessioni, gnosi, Lentini (SR), Duetredue, 2017, pp. 43-73.
6. D. M. Pegorari, Letteratura liquida. Sei lezioni sulla crisi della modernità, Bari, Manni, 2018.

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.