Letteratura e cultura inglese II/M

• CFU 6
• Prerequisiti

  Advanced all-round language skills in English

• Obiettivi formativi

  Demonstrate the ability to reflect insightfully on the authors and texts in the syllabus, to read and discuss literature in terms of aesthetic and formal issues (plot, character, narrator, imagery etc.), to understand and use different critical and historical approaches to Victorian novels; to communicate your reflections, analyses, and arguments effectively in speaking and writing.

• Programma del corso

  The past is a foreign country: neo-Victorian novels and the theatre of memory
  
  The focus of this module is on contemporary novels set in the nineteenth century. We will explore the current fascination with neo-Victorianism, the production of historical narratives, and the complex interactions between history and fiction. The module consists of both lectures and workshops. The lectures will address general issues related to neo-Victorianism as a cultural phenomenon; in the workshops students will present their own analysis of selected texts.

• Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati
  • 1.  (A) Antonia Byatt Possession: A Romance Vintage 2000
  • 2.  (A) Michel Faber The Crimson Petal and the White Canongate 2002
  • 3.  (A) Suzanne Keen Romances of the Archive in Contemporary British Fiction University of toronto press 2003 » Pagine/Capitoli: una selezione di alcuni capitoli
• Altre informazioni / materiali aggiuntivi

  Oltre al libro di Keen, verranno indicati a lezione altri materiali critici di supporto ai workshops.

• Metodi didattici
  • lezione frontale
  • gruppi di lavoro
• Modalità di valutazione
  • scritto
  • orale
• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica

  inglese

• Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione

  inglese

MATERIALI DIDATTICI

• Essay Questions.doc 19.5 kB