Undergraduate Course: Sicily from Sonnet to Cinema (ELCI10027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Through a selection of poems and short stories, novels and films, this course aims to provide a concise but critical introduction to Sicily's key role in the history of the Italian cultural identity, from the late medieval origins to the contemporary period. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Ask Course organiser before enrolment. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Ask Course organiser before enrolment. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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 |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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