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ITAL407 19th Century Italian Literature

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
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 ITAL202 or ITAL200 and candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ITAL300 or ITAL307
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units ITAL307 - 19th Century Italian Literature
Coordinator(s) Brennan Wales (bwales@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit acquaints students with the works of the major authors of 19th-Century Italy, tracing the development of Italian literature from the end of Romanticism to the development of modern narrative.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Canti
ISBN: 9788804302940
Leopardi, G., Mondadori 1987
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
I promessi sposi
ISBN: 9788811360377
Manzoni, A., Garzanti 2004
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
I Malavoglia
ISBN: 9788804525196
Verga, G., Mondadori 1983
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 40% 3000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-3
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-3

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. critically analyse literary texts;
  2. display an advanced knowledge of 19th Century Italian literature;
  3. demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the socio-political situation of modern Italy;
  4. demonstrate a greatly expanded Italian language ability through the reading of modern Italian texts;
  5. show a greater critical acumen and provide fuller critical apparatus than those students undertaking the unit at 300-level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will gain an advanced knowledge of Italian language, literature, culture and society, and this will be formally assessed in the two assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' ability to communicate in Italian and in general. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The experience of reading Italian texts will increase the students' global perspective. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will access and use discussion fora and other online resources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The work undertaken in this unit encourages students to develop a lifelong interest in learning, particularly about both the Italian language and italian culture. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
As literature depicts issues of historical/societal/philosophical complexity, its analysis demands problem solving skills of a high nature. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of literature exposes students to social and ethical issues. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will interact by accessing the Discussion board of this unit. 		True
   

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