Università Roma Tre

The course will examine, discuss and study some relevant literary works of the last ninety years, with special attention to issues such as the relationship between literature, drama and cinema and the history of the 20th century.

TEXTS
• Narrative:
o Camilo José Cela, La colmena, Barcelona, Destino (also available as e-book);
o Ramón J. Sender, Réquiem por un campesino español, Madrid, Austral (also available as e-book)
o Javier Cercas, Soldados de Salamina, Barcelona, Random House Mondadori, 2016 (also available as e-book);

• Drama:
o Federico García Lorca, Bodas de sangre/Nozze di sangue, edizione bilingue a cura di E. Pittarello, Venezia, Marsilio;
o Antonio Buero Vallejo, La fundación, Madrid, Espasa Calpe Austral;

MEDIA (2 films of teacher’s choice):
• La piedra oscura, de Alberto Conejero, dir. Pablo Messiez (registrazione dello spettacolo)
• El triángulo azul, de Mariano Llorente y Laila Ripoll (registrazione dello spettacolo)
• Presas, de Ignacio del Moral y Verónica Fernández (registrazione dello spettacolo)
• Francesc Boix, un fotógrafo en el infierno, dir. Llorenç Soler (documentario)
• Las bicicletas son para el verano, dir. Jaime Chávarri (film)
• El espinazo del diablo, dir. Guillermo del Toro (film)
• Los girasoles ciegos, dir. José Luis Cuerda (film)
• Libertarias, dir. Vicente Aranda (film)
• Tierra y libertad, dir. Ken Loach (film)
• Las trece rosas, dir. Emilio Martínez-Lazaro (film)

CRITICAL ESSAYS AND ESSENTIALS OF LITERARY HISTORY
a) Fausta Antonucci, Il Novecento letterario spagnolo: percorsi, Pisa, ETS;
b) José Carlos Mainer, La edad de plata (1902-1936), Madrid, Cátedra (parti indicate dal docente)
c) other critical essays that will be indicated during the lessons and on the professor’s web site.
Non attendant students will also read:
d) Giuliana Di Febo, Santos Juliá, Il franchismo, Roma, Carocci.