Università Roma Tre

Narrative and dramaturgical experiments and re-elaboration of the historical conflict in contemporary Spanish literature (1989-2015).
The course is divided into two modules. The first one will be carried out by Simone Trecca (see teaching card). The second, carried out by Fausta Antonucci, will explore the ways of narrative experimentation, in particular on issues related to civil war and Francoism, through the reading of representative works by Dulce Chacón, Antonio Muñoz Molina and Javier Cercas.

1) TEXTS (to be studied for the finals. Where a specific edition is indicated, this is the one required for the preparation of the exam):

• Dulce Chacón, La voz dormida, Barcelona, Debolsillo;
• A. Muñoz Molina, La noche de los tiempos, Barcelona, Seix Barral;
• J. Cercas, Anatomía de un instante, Barcelona, Debolsillo;
• José Sanchis Sinisterra, ¡Ay, Carmela!, in Id., Ñaque. ¡Ay, Carmela!, edición de Manuel Aznar Soler, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Juan Mayorga, Himmelweg, in Id., Teatro sulla Shoah, edizione di Enrico Di Pastena, Pisa, ETS;
• José Ramón Fernández, J’attendrai, Valencia, Alupa.



2) CRITICAL ESSAYS AND ESSENTIALS OF LITERARY HISTORY (to be studied for the finals):

a) G. Di Febo – S. Juliá, Il franchismo, Roma, Carocci;
b) C. Adagio – A. Botti, Storia della Spagna democratica, Milano, Bruno Mondadori;
c) L. Rodríguez Cacho, Manual de historia de la literatura española, vol. 2, Madrid, Castalia (Parte IV, cap. 6, “La novela en décadas de dictadura: 1945-1975”, e cap. 7, “El teatro desde mediados de siglo”);
d) F. Antonucci, Il Novecento letterario spagnolo: percorsi, Pisa, ETS (unità 6, 7, 8);
e) L. Chines, C. Varotti, Che cos’è un testo letterario, Roma, Carocci (cap. 3);
f) José Luis García Barrientos, Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro, Madrid, Síntesis (alcune parti indicate dal docente);
g) The introductions to the recommended editions (see point 1, Texts) and any other critical materials that will be indicated by the professors on their website;
h) All supplemental resources made available or indicated by the professors during the course or during the pre-examination interview (for non-attending students).

Narrative and dramaturgical experiments and reworking of the historical conflict in contemporary Spanish literature (1989-2015).

1) TEXTS (where a specific edition is indicated, this is the one required for the preparation of the exam):

• D. Chacon, La voz dormida;
• A. Muñoz Molina, La noche de los tiempos;
• J. Cercas, Anatomía de un instante.;
• José Sanchis Sinisterra, ¡Ay, Carmela!, in Id., Ñaque. ¡Ay, Carmela!, edición de Manuel Aznar Soler, Madrid, Cátedra;
• Juan Mayorga, Himmelweg, in Id., Teatro sulla Shoah, edizione di Enrico Di Pastena, Pisa, ETS;
• José Ramón Fernández, J’attendrai, Valencia, Alupa.



2) CRITICISM and CONCEPTS OF HISTORY AND LITERARY HISTORY:

a) L. Rodríguez Cacho, Manual de historia de la literatura española, vol. II, Siglos XVIII al XX, Madrid, Castalia (some parts);
b) F. Antonucci, Il Novecento letterario spagnolo: percorsi, Pisa, ETS (capitoli 1, 2, 3, 6, 7);
c) L. Chines, C. Varotti, Che cos’è un testo letterario, Roma, Carocci (cap. 3);
c)d) José Luis García Barrientos, Cómo se comenta una obra de teatro, Madrid, Síntesis (some parts);
e) The itroductions to the texts (see 1, Texts) and any other critical materials that will be indicated by the teaching professor on his site;
d)f) All support materials made available or indicated by the teachers during the course or during the interview (for non-attending students)