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ITAL313 The Italian Detective Novel

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam November
Pre-requisites ITAL 102
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Notes None
Combined Units ITAL413 - The Italian Detective Novel
Coordinator(s) Anna Cavallaro (acavalla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit will explore the detective novel as a literary form. Popular since the twenties this genre has been used by eminent writers such as Sciascia and Eco as a metaphor for the 'search for the truth'. This unit will present three contemporary authors, Sciascia, Eco and Camilleri, as a basis for literary analysis.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Il nome della rosa
ISBN: 9788845246340
Eco, U., Mondadori
A ciascuno il suo
ISBN: 9788845915147
Sciascia, L., Adelphi 2000
Il cane di terracotta
ISBN: 9788838912269
Camilleri, A., Sellerio 1996
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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