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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - Italian

Undergraduate Course: Sicily from Sonnet to Cinema (ELCI10027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course aims to provide a brief but inclusive account of Sicilian literary history and culture: from the Sicilian school of love poetry, which is credited with the invention of the sonnet, through the development of the ¿aria siciliana¿ in musical theatre and the mythical elaborations of the Arcadia, to the outstanding Sicilian prose that accompanied the Unification of Italy and the advent of cinema. Literary material spans from Giacomo da Lentini and the poets at the court of Frederick II to contemporary authors, including the Nobel prizes Pirandello and Quasimodo. In addition to the course, students will be involved in in-depth seminars and will give individual presentations on one or more of the main topics.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework (30%) + examination (70%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the first Italian school of poetry in the vernacular, develop and apply techniques of analysis with critical understanding of basic literary forms such as the sonnet and the novella, and form awareness of the key role played by Sicilian culture in the development of Italian literary history.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Sicily from S to C
Contacts
Course organiserDr Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk
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