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International Teaching ENGLISH LITERATURE 5
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ENGLISH LITERATURE 5
| 4322100116 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES | |
| 2022/2023 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-LIN/10 | 6 | 30 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP: -ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR ASPECT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE ALSO INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE COMPARISON WITH OTHER ARTS OR CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF STORY TELLING; -KNOWLEDGE OF ADVANCED AND DIVERSIFIED METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS; - CRITICAL AWARENESS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW IN DEPTH: -THE CULTURAL CONTEXT AND THE LITERARY WORKS RELATED TO THE COURSE; -DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY TEXT; - THE CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL DEBATE. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -SELECT AND APPLY APPROPRIATE ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL TOOLS TO THE LITERARY TEXT; -SELECT UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS; - UNDERTAKE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -FORMULATE AUTONOMOUS JUDGEMENTS ON ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE; -ESTABLISH SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TEXTS AND CULTURAL PHENOMENA BELONGING TO THE FIELD OF STUDY; -MAKE COMPARISONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONTEXTS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE CONTENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE AND THE CRITICAL DISCOURSE WITH FULL MASTERY OF BOTH ITALIAN AND ENGLISH. LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -ADVANCE AN ORIGINAL INTERPRETATION OF A TEXT OR A LITERARY PHENOMENON; -SELECT THE METHODOLOGICAL TOOL APPROPRIATE TO UPGRADE THEIR KNOWLEDGE; -DEVELOP AN APTITUDE FOR RESEARCH. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE. STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING EXAMS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV AND ENGLISH LITERATURE IV. |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE WILL DEAL WITH THE THEME OF THE CIRCUS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH CULTURE AND LITERATURE BY ANALYSING NOVELS AND SHORT NARRATIVES BELONGING TO BOTH THE VICTORIAN PERIOD AND MODERNISM, INCLUDING THE AVANT-GARDE. IT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTS (THE CIRCUS IS WIDELY PRESENT IN PAINTING AND CINEMA), THE NATURE OF PERFORMANCE AND POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURES. FILMIC MATERIAL WILL BE SHOWN AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS. STUDENTS CAN PREPARE A PRESENTATION ON A GIVEN TOPIC. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| FINAL ORAL EXAM. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCUSS CRITICALLY THE LITERARY AND CRITICAL TEXTS THAT ARE THE FOCUS OF THE COURSE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND IN ITALIAN; TO MASTER APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LITERARY AND CULTURAL TEXTS; TO RE-ELABORATE THEMES OF THE COURSE AUTONOMOUSLY. PART OF THE FINAL EVALUATION COULD ALSO BE WRITTEN ESSAYS AND GROUP PRESENTATIONS ON THEMES AGREED UPON WITH THE LECTURER. |
| Texts | |
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| LITERARY TEXTS CH. DICKENS, HARD TIMES (1854) W. COLLINS, HIDE AND SEEK (1854) D.H. LAWRENCE, THE LOST GIRL (1920) F. TREVES, "THE ELEPHANT MAN" (1923) W. LEWIS, "THE CORNAC AND HIS WIFE" (1927) CRITICAL TEXTS H. STODDART, RINGS OF DESIRE, MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK, MANCHESTER U.P., 2000 (PART I AND CHAP. 6) F. DE GIOVANNI, "IMMAGINI DAL CIRCO. LA RAPPRESENTAZIONE DELLO SPETTACOLO IN CHARLES DICKES E WYNDHAM LEWIS", IN L. PERRONE CAPANO (A CURA DI), IL TESTO OLTRE I CONFINI, BARI, PALOMAR, 2009. F. DE GIOVANNI, "'RECREATIONS FOR LEISURE HOURS': POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT IN COLLINS' HYDE AND SEEK, IN NJES, 13, 4 (2014), ONLINE, OPEN ACCESS F. DE GIOVANNI, "IDENTITY, PERFORMANCE, RITUAL IN THE LOST GIRL", IN S. DE FILIPPIS (ED.), D.H. LAWRENCE. NEW CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES AND CULTURAL TRANSLATION, NEWACSTE UPON TYNE, CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PUBLISHING, 2016 J. CLAIR, "PARADE AND PALINGENESIS. OF THE CIRCUS IN THE WORK OF PICASSO AND OTHERS", IN J. CLAIR (ED.), THE GREAT PARADE. PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS CLOWN, NEW HAVEN AND LONDON, YALE U.P., 2004 F. DE GIOVANNI, "A FREAKISH NARRATIVE. THE ELEPHANT MAN, CASO CLINICO E RACCONTO", IN TESTI E LINGUAGGI, V (2011), ONLINE, OPEN ACCESS, OR W.E. HOLLADAY AND S. WATT, "VIEWING THE ELEPHANT MAN", PMLA, 104, 5 (1989), ONLINE, ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO |
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| THE COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND CLASSES. |
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