? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-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 three (short) fantasy novels, one 'traditional' novella, a collection of short stories mixing literature and science, 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 historical context.

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : IT0021

? Pre-requisites : Visiting Students only

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? 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

To equip students for indepth study of major literary texts while testing a number of theoretical approaches.

Two essays of 2,500 words (50% each) in week 11

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Alison McCracken
Tel : (0131 6)50 3635
Email : alison.mccracken@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Claudia Nocentini
Tel : (0131 6)50 3645
Email : C.Nocentini@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/