ITALIAN LITERATURE - WOMEN'S WRITING
Oral Examination
Acquisition of philological, metrical, rethorical, linguistic, sylistic, cultural and philosophical instruments for the analysis of the text and its hystorical interpretation
The historical novel. I. Alessandro Manzoni
Reading of the whole novel “I promessi sposi” and discussion of the author's work in the context of the follows concepts: historical novel; History and Story; interweaving of story’s time and human time; relationsheep between historical and subjective truth; gendered writing.
The historical novel. II. Elsa Morante
Reading of the whole novel La Storia; discussion of the author's work in the context of feminine thought explored throughout the contribute of some authorities (Virginia Woolf, María Zambrano, Marguerite Yourcenar, Nicole Loraux among them); reflections about relationships between literature and life, history, memory, philosophy, politics.
I.
A. Manzoni, I promessi sposi, a c. di F. de Cristofaro, Garzanti 2014 (ed. di riferimento; possibili anche altre).
P. Frare, Leggere i “Promessi sposi”, Il Mulino 2016.
Il letterato e lo storico, a c. di P. Favilli, Franco Angeli 2013, 1 saggio (max. 20 pp.).
S.S. Nigro, La tabacchiera di don Lisander, Einaudi 1996, 1 capitolo (max. 25 pp.)
OPPURE
D. Brogi, Un romanzo per gli occhi, Carocci 2018, 1 capitolo (max. 25 pp.).
II.
E. Morante, La Storia, Einaudi 1974, pp. 7-649.
M. Farnetti, Anacronismi, “Ermeneutica Letteraria”, 2018, pp. 137-143.
V. Woolf, Una stanza tutta per sé, tr. it. Il Saggiatore 1980, pp. 3-128.
Frontal Courses (DIP and/or DAD)
Possible light integrations and amendments of the learning material.