Unit ENGLISH LITERATURE II
- Course
- Foreign languages and cultures
- Study-unit Code
- 35308009
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Camilla Caporicci
- Teachers
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- Camilla Caporicci
- Annalisa Volpone (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 36 ore - Camilla Caporicci
- 18 ore (Codocenza) - Annalisa Volpone
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Letterature straniere
- Academic discipline
- L-LIN/10
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course will offer an exploration of English literature in the period ranging from the end of the Eighteenth century to the beginning of the Twentieth, with a particular focus on Romantic poetry and the evolution of the novel.
The first module, held by Annalisa Volpone, will focus on Romantic poetry. After a general introduction to romantic poetry, the following will be discussed: William Blake’s Visions of the Daughters of Albion, S. T. Coleridge’s Christabel and P. B. Shelley’s The Triumph of Life.
The second and third modules, taught by prof. Camilla Caporicci, will be devoted to the novel. Specific attention will be paid to two masterpieces of English literature: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad. - Reference texts
- Storia della letteratura inglese, edited by P. Bertinetti, Einaudi. Vol. II, Chapters I, II, III
William Blake, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, (available on Unistudium)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel, (available on Unistudium)
P. B. Shelley, The Triumph of Life (available on Unistudium)
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (any edition)
Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim (any edition)
Further bibliography will be given during the course. - Educational objectives
- The course aims to offer an exploration of English literature in the period ranging from the end of the Eighteenth century to the beginning of the Twentieth, with a particular focus on Romantic poetry and the evolution of the novel. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. demonstrate a good knowledge of the main English cultural and literary phenomena of the period taken into account;
2. read, translate and analyse the primary texts, both through close reading techniques and in relation to their cultural context;
3. communicate the acquired knowledge with argumentative consistency and adequate critical language. - Prerequisites
- To follow the course, both attending and non-attending students should:
1. have a basic knowledge of the European history, culture and literature of the period ranging from the end of the Eighteenth century and the beginning of the Twentieth;
2. be able to read and understand the primary texts in the original language (English);
3. be able to communicate their knowledge in an effective way, both in oral and written form. - Teaching methods
- face-to-face classes
- Other information
- Students with disabilities and/or DSA can cansult the University Services at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Department representative.
- Learning verification modality
- For the first module the exam format is the following: a written text made of 5 questions to be answered in 3 hours max. The objective of the exam is to evaluate the students’ understanding of the topics explored in the course and their ability to compare and discuss the texts examined in class.
For the second and third modules, the exam will consist of an ORAL test, on texts and topics examined during the course and on the assigned bibliography.
The course programme is valid for one year only. - Extended program
- The course will offer an exploration of English literature in the period ranging from the end of the Eighteenth century to the beginning of the Twentieth, with a particular focus on Romantic poetry and the evolution of the novel.
The first module, held by Annalisa Volpone, focuses on Romantic poetry. After a general introduction on the most prominent aspects of romanticism, the course will discuss the following: William Blake’s Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Christabel di S. T. Coleridge e The Triumph of Life di P.B. Shelley. These texts provide a good example of the explorations and experimentations on poetry during the romantic period.
The second and third modules, taught by prof. Camilla Caporicci, will be devoted to the novel, one of the most significant literary genres of the period taken into consideration. After an analysis of the development of the novel between the end of the Eighteenth century and the beginning of the Twentieth, the course will offer an in-depth study of two masterpieces of English literature: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad. The two novels will be considered in light of both the specificity of the two novelists’ production and their literary and cultural background.