SERBIAN AND CROATIAN LITERATURE

A part of the Master's Degree Programmes in European, American and Postcolonial Language and Literature and Language Sciences, this course is intended for students interested in acquiring a detailed knowledge of the cultural and literary history of Yugoslav area in the 20th century through narrative works by Ivo Andrić.

At the end of the course the student will know how to:
- correctly use the philological and historical-cultural terminology in the main areas in which the teaching is organized;
- orientate oneself in the critical debate on studied topics, in order then to formulate hypotheses on various issues of the discipline;
- communicate the contents of the course in a clear and technically adequate manner, using the register relevant to the communicative situation;

Basic knowledge of European history of the 20th century and geography of the Balkans.

The monographic course, dedicated to the narrative work of Ivo Andrić (1892-1975), will focus on the evolution of Andrić's narrative art. Through gradual and guided readings, students will be able to identify the peculiarities of Andrić's style and the main characteristics of his poetics.
The course also includes the interventions of external speakers within the initiative "Conversation with Andrić".

Mandatory readings:
I. Andrić, I tempi di Anika, trad. L. Costantini, Milano, Adelphi, 1990 (presente anche in I. Andrić, Romanzi e racconti, Mondadori, Milano, 2001).


I. Andrić, In volo sopra il mare e altre storie di viaggio, trad. E. Copetti, Udine, Bottega Errante Edizioni, 2018.
I. Andrić, Racconti francescani, traduzione e introduzione di Luca Vaglio, Roma, Castelvecchi, 2017.
I. Andrić, Litigando con il mondo, traduzione di Alice Parmeggiani, a cura di Božidar Stanišić, Udine, Bottega Errante Edizioni, 2020.
I. Andrić, La donna sulla pietra, traduzione di Alice Parmeggiani, a cura di Božidar Stanišić, Rovereto, Zandonai, 2010.
Il saggio introduttivo di P. Matvejević in I. Andrić, Romanzi e racconti, Mondadori, Milano, 2001.

B. Mitrović, M. Mitrović, Storia della cultura e della letteratura serba, Lecce, Argo, 2015, pp. 109-183.



Additional readings:
K. Nemec, Gospodar priče. Poetika Ive Andrića, Zagreb, Školska knjiga, 2016.
J. Delić, Ivo Andrić, most i žrtva, Novi Sad, Pravoslavna reč, 2011.
C. Hawkesworth, Ivo Andrić: Bridge between East and West,

Il sito della Fondazione di Ivo Andrić: http://www.ivoandric.org.rs/english/  .

The knowledge assessment takes place through an oral test. During the test the student must demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered during the course and know how to present them in a formal way. The constant and active participation in the lessons is positively evaluated.

Lectures and seminars with guest lecturers.

Italian

Non-attending students are invited to contact the professor.

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