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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 There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
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 1989
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 Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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