Italo Calvino: Four Decades of Renewal (ordinary) (U03188)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : LLC-3-IT0021

This course will focus on Italo Calvino's intellectual contribution from 1946 to 1985, with special reference to some of the many literary avenues that he pursued. Our choice includes an early post-war (short) novel, one fantasy novel, one ‘traditional’ novella, a collection of short stories mixing literature and science, a collection of poèmes en prose, a hypernovel and finally a collection of short stories centred on looking at and describing the world. Calvino’s exciting contribution is a useful stepping stone to other areas of knowledge, from Italian society to French or American contemporary literature. In a mixture of lectures and seminars, our approach to his work will focus mainly on textual analysis and his use of narrative techniques, but also on literary genres, literary movements and their historic context.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Entrance to Italian 3 ordinary. Ordinary students only.

? Co-requisites : This course is normally taken with Italian 3 language ordinary.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - Italian, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints