CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE FOR PRIMARY AND CHILDHOOD SCHOOL WITH WORKSHOP 3Module WORKSHOP OF CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE FOR PRIMARY AND CHILDHOOD SCHOOL
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: CHRISTIAN D'AGATAExpected Learning Outcomes
Knowing how to orient oneself in genres, thus being able to distinguish the main characteristics of the novel, short fiction, poetry and fairy tale. Knowing how to read and analyse a literary text and being able to use these skills in relation to the requirements of the current ‘National indications for the curriculum of pre-school and first cycle of education’
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of the fundamentals and essentials of Italian literary history from its origins to the 20th century. Adequate reading and text analysis skills.
Detailed Course Content
The course is divided into three modules devoted respectively to three textual genres: fiction novel, poetry and fairy tale.
The study of authors will be conducted through the analysis of texts, in dialogue with poetics and currents of reference.
The authors covered are: Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Giovanni Pascoli, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Umberto Saba, Luigi Capuana, Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, Gianni Rodari.
Textbook Information
Reference texts are made available on the “Studium” platform
Primo Levi, Il canto di Ulisse (da Se questo è un uomo); Argento (da Il sistema periodico)
Giovanni Pascoli, L’assiuolo, Lavandare, Il lampo, Il tuono (da Myricae)
Giuseppe Ungaretti, Fratelli, In memoria, Veglia (da Allegria)
Umberto Saba, Amai; La capra; Mio padre per me è stato l’«assassino» (da Canzoniere)
Gianni Rodari, La guerra delle campane (da Favole al telefono)
Luigi Capuana, I tre anelli (da C'era una volta...)
Umberto Eco, I tre cosmonauti
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading and interpreting the novel (fiction and short novel): focus, narrator, style | - Italo Svevo, Da La coscienza di Zeno: Introduzione, La salute malata di Augusta (capitolo VI); Psico-analisi (capitolo VIII).- Primo Levi, Da Se questo è un uomo: Il canto di Ulisse; Da Il sistema periodico: Argento. |
| 2 | Reading and interpreting poetry: elements of metrics, rhetoric, stylistics (I) | - Bice Mortara Garavelli, Manuale di retorica- Giovanni Pascoli. Da Myricae: Lavandare; L'assiuolo; Il tuono; Il lampo. |
| 3 | Reading and interpreting poetry: elements of metrics, rhetoric, stylistics (II) | -Giuseppe Ungaretti. Da L'Allegria: In memoria; Veglia; Girovago.- Umberto Saba. Dal Canzoniere: La capra; Amai; Mio padre fu per me l'assassino. |
| 4 | Reading and interpreting the fairy tale: the popular fairy tale, the author's fairy tale and children's literature | - V. Propp, Morfologia della fiaba. -. Gianni Rodari, La guerra delle campane (da Favole al telefono)- Luigi Capuana, I tre anelli (da C'era una volta...)- Italo Calvino, Il drago dalle sette teste (da Fiabe italiane)- Umberto Eco, I tre cosmonauti |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The test, which consists of an analysis of the text contextualised to the historical-literary reference landscape, is conducted orally. Assessment is measured in terms of aptitude and takes into account: a) Knowledge and ability to understand; b) Use of knowledge and ability to understand; c) Communication skills; d) Ability to learn
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- What points of Pascoli's poetics of the 'fanciullino' can be gleaned from the following poem?
- What functions of Propp can be identified in Capuana's authorial fairy tale examined?
- What rhetorical figure is present in the following Ungarettian verse?
- What is the relationship between Primo Levi's Ulysses and Dante's or Homeric Ulysses?