Italian art & literature

Language

Italian

Prerequisites

B2 profiency in Italian 

Main themes

Italian literature and fascism 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Analyze the links between politics and literature
2	Read and understand works written in Interwar Italy
3	Understand the links uniting this period to contemporary Italy

Content

The course will address the links between the fascist regime and Italian literature of the interwar period. The aim will be to show how writers have complied – or not – with the norms of the totalitarian state. Particular attention will be given to anti-fascist writers 

Teaching methods

Lectures in Italian 

Bibliography

ATTAL, Frédéric, Histoire des intellectuels italiens au XXe siècle. Prophètes, philosophes et experts, Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 2013. 
Gabriele TURI, Il fascismo e il consenso degli intellettuali, Bologne, Il Mulino, 1980. 
IDEM, Lo Stato educatore. Politica e intellettuali nell’Italia fascista, Bologne, Il Mulino, 2002 

Faculty or entity

> ELAL