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 | The 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 % |
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| Exam Information |
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| 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.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Davide Messina
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Course secretary | Miss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
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