Scienze linguistiche, letterarie e della traduzione

This course will focus on British and contemporary Anglophone literature, with an emphasis on the period of the "new imperialism" and its long-term consequences. We will trace the connections between aesthetic and socio-cultural transformations, using our historically grounded readings to highlight key theoretical and methodological issues. We will pay particular attention to literature and empire, literature and the Cold War, literature in multicultural Britain, and literature in a postcolonial context.

Buona conoscenza della storia letteraria inglese.

Part I O. Schreiner, "The Story of an African Farm". R. L. Stevenson, "The Ebb-Tide". H. G. Wells, "The War of the Worlds". J. Conrad, “An Outpost of Progress”. J. Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”. J. Conrad, “Lord Jim” or "Nostromo". R. Kipling, "Kim". T. E. Lawrence, “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” (chap. 1) Excerpts from “Empire Writing” (ed. E. Boehmer): A. Trollope, “Aboriginals”, 20-31 H. Morton Stanley, “The Meeting with Livingstone”, 42-49. Lord Tennyson, “The Defence of Lucknow”, “Opening of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition by the Queen”, 59-63 J. Seeley, from The Expansion of England, 72-79 J. A. Froude, from The English in the West Indies, 112-119. J. Chamberlain, The True Conceptions of Empire, 212-215 R. Kipling, “Recessional”; “The White Man’s Burden”, 272-274. All the texts included in the section “The South African War”, 275-297, J. E. Casely Hayford, “As in a Glass Darkly” and “African Nationality”, from Ethiopia Unbound, 361-368. Part II D. Lessing, “The Golden Notebook” J. le Carré, “Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy” or "The Little Drummer Girl" C. Achebe, “Things Fall Apart” or J. M. Coetzee, “Foe”. A. Gurnah, "Paradise" or "Afterlives" H. Kureishi, “The Buddha of Suburbia” or B. Evaristo, "Girl, Woman, Other”. H. Carby, "Imperial intimacies", or Saidiya Hartman "Lose your Mother" Xu, Xi, "Evanescent Isles: From My City-Village. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press" (passi scelti). Xu, Xi, "Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for A City". Penguin Group Australia (passi scelti). Colum McCann, "Apeirogon". Theory & Criticism: E. Said, “Orientalism”, Introduction + chap. 1. M. Bal, “Narratology”, University of Toronto Press. E. Boehmer, “Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors”, Oxford + “Empire Writing”, Oxford.

In presenza.

Students will have to take a written exam. The exam requirements can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DY5WahUdCyKC9Kc8rf1tpxryGn5BMUCD/view?usp=share_link

Il corso si svolgerà in presenza.