Czech and Slovakian Literature - Advanced Course

Course objectives

A) Acquisition of a solid work methodology (critical analysis of current bibliographies, ability to work directly on literary texts, case studies) in relation to most recent research directions. B) Knowledge of canonical and non-canonical stages of literary history, of the keygenres in a culture/tradition, of fundamental issues of the period(s) in exam.

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ANNALISA COSENTINO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
An active competence of critical reading and stylistic analysis will be developed through the close reading of literary works, essays, and memoirs.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Czech and Solovak cultural histroy is requested.
Books
Bohumil Hrabal, Le nozze in casa, Torino 1992 Bohumil Hrabal, Životopis trochu jinak, in SSBH 16, Praha 1995 Jan Wiendl, František Wiendl, Tempo confinato, Torino 2025 Michael Špirit, Textologie dnes. Příručka pro začínající textology, Praha 2019 Further readings will be suggested in classes.
Frequency
Twice a week, Summer term.
ANNALISA COSENTINO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
An active competence of critical reading and stylistic analysis will be developed through the close reading of literary works, essays, and memoirs.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Czech and Solovak cultural histroy is requested.
Books
Bohumil Hrabal, Le nozze in casa, Torino 1992 Bohumil Hrabal, Životopis trochu jinak, in SSBH 16, Praha 1995 Jan Wiendl, František Wiendl, Tempo confinato, Torino 2025 Michael Špirit, Textologie dnes. Příručka pro začínající textology, Praha 2019 Further readings will be suggested in classes.
Frequency
Twice a week, Summer term.
  • Lesson code10588716
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseLinguistic, Literary and Translation Studies
  • CurriculumScienze linguistiche, letterarie e della traduzione (Percorso valido anche ai fini del conseguimento del doppio titolo italo-tedesco)
  • Year2nd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-LIN/21
  • CFU6