Undergraduate - UnitATS3240 - The fiction of Italy

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Italian Studies
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Raffaele Lampugnani

Notes

Previously coded ITA3350

Synopsis

The unit analyses the socio-historical context of modern and contemporary Italy through a reading of novels significant to the undertsanding of Italian culture and society. Attention will also be paid to the theory behind narrative techniques.

Outcomes

The unit seeks to equip students with analytical skills transferable to broader contexts and should enable them to discern how methods of interpretation and preference for certain topics can influence the text. Students will be able to acquire those skills which will enable them to analyse critically a literary text: distinguish between author and narrator, be aware of narrative structures and of the relationship between the reader and the text.