COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

The course is part of the LCSL degree course. Aim of the course is to
provide fundamental critical tools for a comparative analysis of literary
texts; to familiarise the students with the theoretical debate on different
possible ways of comparing literary texts, namely: thematic comparative analysis; comparative study of the models of thinking and knowledge
whereby the literary expression is informed; comparative analysis of the
modes of literary representation: styles, genres, poetic diction etc.; to
provide pertinent tools for an interdisciplinary and intercultural reading
of the literary texts.

Knowledge and Understanding.
Knowledge of the fundamental theoretical tools for the comparative
analysis of literary texts. Knowledge of the literary traditions of the
countries in which the studied languages are spoken.
Competence.
Appropriate application of the acquired theoretical knowledge described
above; to methodically develop an interdisciplinary approach to the
subjects of study; to develop theoretical attention to the problem of the
linguistic and cultural transfert of literay texts; to formulate, organise
and develop autonomous research activities connected to the subject of
study; to organise a scientific bibliography pertinently connected to a
specific topic of study.
To develop a personal critical perspective on a specif subject of study and
to debate it publicly.
Abilities.
To improve one’s abilities in scholarly oral and written expression.

Il corso non prevede nessun requisito specifico.

Title of the course: PERFECT BEAUTY: THE OBSESSION WITH THE
BELOVED BODY.
We will explore the mirage of ideal beauty in European Aestheticism and
Early Modernism as the reverse of obsessive love.
Texts by Balzac, Gautier, Flaubert, Wilde, Mann, Sá-Carneiro (see the list
below).

Ovidio, Le Metamorfosi (any edition with Latin text)
Honoré de Balzac, Sarrasine, Paris, Gallimard, coll. Folio, éd. de Pierre
Brunel, nouvelle édition 2007 (Balzac, Sarrasine - Gambara - Massimilla
Doni, Folio Gallimard, Paris, 2007, éd. de Pierre Brunel)
Honoré de Balzac, Le chef d'oeuvre inconnu et autres nouvelles,
Gallimard, Coll. Folio classique, Paris 1973
Théophile Gautier, Madamoiselle de Maupin, Gallimard, coll. Folio
classique, éd. de Michel Crouzet Paris, 2005
Gustave Flaubert, La tentation de Saint'Antoine, Gallimard, coll. Folio
classique, éd. de Claudine Gothot-Mersch, Paris, nouvelle édition 2006
Oscar Wilde, The picture of Dorian Gray, ed by Robert Mighal, Penguin
Classics
Thomas Mann, Der Tod in Venedig/La morte a Venezia, ed. by Elisabeth
Galva, Venezia, Marsilio, 2009 (German and Italian text)
Mario de Sá-Carneiro, A Confissão de Lúcio, in Mario de Sá-Carneiro,
Verso e Prosa, Assìrio & Alvim, Lisboa, 2016 (Italian translation: Mario de
Sá-Carneiro, La confessione di Lucio, traduzione di Luciano Allamprese,
edizioni Sellerio, 1987 or edizioni Federico Tozzi, Saluzzo, 2016).

The learning will be verified by means of an oral examination. Facultative
paper.

Front lectures. Programmed students’ presentations.

Italian

The students unable to attend classes should refer to the lecturer for
additional readings.

oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development