Programmi

Lecturers/Professors:	SPERA Lucinda
Educational activities:	Italian Literature
Academic discipline:	ITAL-01/A
Teaching hours:	36
Course hours:	54
Credits:	9
Teaching period:	1° semestre
Course Title: Course content:	The course is divided into three phases: 1. Historical-literary introduction to the 17th century and to Italian and European Baroque. 2. Reading and analysis of selected passages from the texts included in the exam syllabus. 3. Participation in the annual CISS seminar (December 1-2, 2026).
Prerequisites:
Course books:	Bibliografia critica e opere - Antologia della letteratura italiana del Seicento. Percorsi tematici, a c. di M. Leone, U. Motta, L. Spera, Carocci, Roma, 2025 - E. Ardissino, Il Seicento, il Mulino, Bologna, 2005 In aggiunta a quanto sopra indicato, per il corso di Mediazione linguistica e culturale: - G. Getto, Il Barocco letterario in Italia, Bruno Mondadori, Milano, 2000, capitolo 1. Introduzione al Marino, pp. 3-39; capitolo 10. La novella, pp. 270-295.
Teaching Methods:	During the course, various teaching methodologies will be adopted, starting with a traditional yet interactive lecture-based approach. Student participation will be ensured through a seminar format designed to foster engagement during discussion sessions. These sessions will focus specifically on both the reading and commentary of the literary texts on the exam syllabus. Attendance is strongly recommended.
Learning Objectives:	Knowledge and Understanding Knowledge of the fundamental trends in Italian Baroque literature. Applying Knowledge and Understanding Ability to identify and understand the originality of literary Baroque. Ability to analyze and comment on the literary texts included in the exam syllabus. Ability to relate this production to the coeval Italian and European context. Ability to apply an intertextual perspective to the analyzed literary works. Making Judgements Capacity to independently process complex and fragmentary historical-literary information. Communication Skills Ability to communicate acquired knowledge in a clear, logical, and effective manner. Ability to independently reorganize and apply the acquired knowledge.
Expected Learning Outcomes and Assessment Methods:	Compulsory written test, Oral exam
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