Modern Italian literature and society II
A Pagliaro
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: A first-year subject in Italian, or equivalent knowledge of the language
The subject will analyse the sociohistorical context of unified Italy through the reading of three major Sicilian novels fundamental to the development of the modern novel form. Factors involved in the genesis of these three novels, as well as their position in the broader context of modern Italian narrative will be examined. Attention will be given to the theory behind narrative techniques intended to represent objective reality and the subsequent redirection of focus towards various modern questions of identity, reality and social conventions.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 70% * Examinations (2 hours): 20% * Seminar participation: 10%
Prescribed texts
De Roberto F I Vicerè Garzanti, 1988
Pirandello L Il fu Mattia Pascal Oscar Mondadori, 1988
Verga G I Malavoglia Oscar Mondadori, 1991