Creative writing (L'Arte di narrare) 3700-CS2-1-K-WL1-OG

Various literary forms and genres as well as basic components of narrative studies shall be analysed and practiced during the course.
The course classes shall be based on the linguistic richness of the contemporary Italian novels.
The course is aimed at delving into reading and writing in Italian, with special attention paid to the vocabulary and style, as well as development of the awareness, that writing can be used as a tool to convey personal view of the world, to communicate with the world, with others and with ourselves.

Type of course

general courses

Prerequisites (description)

Italian language skills on the B2 level

Course coordinators

Stefano Redaelli

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:
- has an in-depth knowledge of the language as the basic form of expression and and as medium of a given culture, reflecting its characteristic historical
and cultural processes
- is well familiar with the methods of analysing literary texts

Skills:
- can interpret and analyse literary texts independently, taking into consideration their historical and regional context
- can write papers such as: short stories, articles, essays in Italian

Social competences:
- in discussion, the students respect the opinions od their companions and uses substantive arguments

Assessment criteria

Theoretical aspects shall be verified during oral tests, while papers shall be read-out and analysed, with particular consideration of their style and expresiveness.

Bibliography

Raymond Queneau, Esercizi di stile
Italo Calvino, Lezioni americane
Umberto Eco, Sei passeggiate nei boschi narrativi
Angelo Marchese, L’officina del racconto
Jorge Luis Borges, L’invenzione della poesia
Raymond Carver, Il mestiere di scrivere
Raymond Carver, Niente trucchi da quattro soldi
Flannery O’Connor, Nel territorio del diavolo
Rainer Maria Rilke, Lettere ad un giovane poeta
Daniel Pennac, Come un romanzo
Gabriel García Marquez, Come si scrive un racconto
Julio Cortazar, Del racconto breve e dintorni
Roberta Mazzoni, Scrivere
Franco Gaudiano, Manuale di scrittura creativa
S. Brugnolo, G. Mozzi, Ricettario di scrittura creativa

Lektury

Giuseppe Pontiggia, Il residence delle ombre cinesi
Giuseppe Pontiggia, Nati due volte
Giuseppe Pontiggia, Vite di uomini non illustri
Dino Buzzati, Il colombre
Dino Buzzati, Sessanta racconti
Stefano Benni, Stranalandia
Antonio Tabucchi, Piazza Italia
Alessandro Baricco, Oceano Mare
Alessandro Baricco, Barnum
Erri De Luca, Tu, mio
Erri De Luca, Nocciolo d’oliva
Erri De Luca, In nome della madre
Giovanni Guareschi, Don Camillo e i giovani d’oggi
Giovanni Guareschi, Corrierino delle famiglie
Stefano Jacomuzzi, Cominciò in Galilea
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami, La vita è bella
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami, La tigre e la neve

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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