Undergraduate Course: Sicily from Sonnet to Cinema (Ordinary) (ELCI09017)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This 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 mythical and musical elaborations of its main themes, to the major prose writers that marked the unification of Italy and accompanied the advent of cinema. The course highlights the role played by Sicilian literature in the bottom-up formation of the Italian canon, with particular emphasis on the significance of Classical and Arabic influences and the relation between genres and gender. Literary material spans from the poets at the court of Frederick II to the Nobel Prizes Luigi Pirandello and Salvatore Quasimodo, and contemporary authors such as Vincenzo Consolo and Goliarda Sapienza. 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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is open to Ordinary (BA) Students AND Visiting Students. Students will attend classes alongside ELCI10027 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s) |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 3 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 % |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 1:30 | |
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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk |
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