Undergraduate Course: Italian Literature: Texts in Context 2 (ELCI08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce students to Italian literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. By focusing on a selection of seminal literary, philosophical and political texts, students will learn to analyse them and situate them in their historical and cultural contexts. |
| Course description |
Students will undertake four modules over the academic year, with two modules delivered per semester.
The course focuses on four seminal figures in Italian literature: Dante Alighieri, Niccolò Machiavelli, Giacomo Leopardi, and Umberto Eco. Through close textual analysis of their works, the course explores the historical, cultural, political, and social contexts in which these authors lived and wrote, thereby offering a comprehensive understanding of their intellectual and artistic contributions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Italian 1 (ELCI08001)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Italian Language 2 (ELCI08004)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | The prescribed texts set in the Reading List. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
Essay 1 (30%)
Essay 2 (30%)
Class Presentation 1 (10%)
Class Presentation 2 (15%)
Class Presentation 3 (15%)
Formative Class Presentation
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding and knowledge of the main Italian literary and historical developments from the 13th to the 21th century.
- Deepen the understanding of aesthetic and thematic aspects raised by the texts studied in relation to their cultural and socio-political contexts.
- Develop critical skills and improve command of literary terminology and rhetorical techniques. Demonstrate familiarity and engagement with the recommended secondary texts in relation to the texts studied.
- Demonstrate acquisition of certain transferable skills, including the ability to elaborate concepts, to evaluate evidence from different perspectives; to construct coherent and effective arguments.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Italian 2 TIC |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Daniela Sannino
Tel: (0131 6)51 3752
Email: dsannino@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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