English Literature II [CInt - dispari] (2008/2009)

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Course code
4S00869
Name of lecturer
Carla Sassi
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Academic sector
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
I semestre dal Oct 1, 2008 al Jan 17, 2009.

Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to 18th-century British literature and to Postcolonial theories.

Syllabus

The aim of postcolonial theory is to investigate textual and visual modes of representation in order deconstruct and uncover the hegemonic dynamics (economic, cultural and political) in `race’, gender, national, cultural relations at the root of European/British imperialism. It will be from this specific perspective that the work of three authors, representative of 18th-century British literature will be discussed.

Bibliografia
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, Penguin Classics, ue
Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Penguin Classics, ue
Robert Burns, Selected Poems, Penguin, ue
Ania Loomba, Colonialism/Postcolonialism, Routledge, 1998
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Restoration and the 18th Century:
http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/18century/welcome.htm

Assessment methods and criteria

oral exam

Teaching aids

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