Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Italian language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
In this paper we will read and analyse some major Italian authors and literary texts, from Dante Alighieri to Eugenio Montale.
This year we will consider some of the most important metrical forms of the Italian poetic tradition, focussing on the relation between rhythm and subjectivity.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Reading, translation, analysis and discussion of Italian literary texts.
Basic knowledge of Italian literary culture, of Italian authors and literary trends, and of the transformation of literary forms and literary language across the centuries.
Familiarity with the main research tools available in our libraries (if accessible during term) and online.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good proficiency in both written and spoken Italian.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The paper will be given in Italian and studens are encouraged - although this is optional - to speak and write in Italian to the professor.
All didactic materials will be in Italian only.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Distant course : lectures and videoconferences on Lifesize. Some seminars in class will be held during the term (if the COVID-19 situation allows it).
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
A detailed programme with the complete list of required readings, a bibliography and the content of each lecture will be made available on MyULiège at the beginning of the paper.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Oral exam in Italian or French, in class or on Lifesize (depending on the COVID-19 situation). In alternative: preparation of a written paper in Italian and oral presentation of it during one of the final sessions of the course in December.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
not available
Contacts
nicola.morato@uliege.be