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5.00 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Language
Italian
Prerequisites
B2 profiency in Italian
Main themes
- Literature and politics
- The Italian novel
- The Holocaust in Italian literature
- Trieste literature
- Reinterpretations of Dante in contemporary Italian literature
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
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
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