COMPARATIVE LITERATURE LM - 57272-ENG

The assessment will be written, in English, and it will concern the contents of the literary works listed in the syllabus and of the critical texts. Three questions will be asked concerning: 1) the historical, literary and intercultural framing from the end of the 19th century to nowadays; 2) the intercultural literary genre of the 'autofiction' and the features of the connections of literature with photography in modernism and postmodernism; 3) the thematic and narrative features of one of the literary works in the syllabus, with special attention to the intercultural themes of memory, trauma, migration, and identity. The language skills level will influence the outcome of the examination.
Grading scale: a. Outstanding (30 e lode ): excellent knowledge of all of the contents of the course. Excellent ability to analyze the texts and to contextualize them in an appropriate way. The student uses the academic writing register/style with appropriate linguistic terminologies. b. Very good (30 to 27): very good knowledge of all of the contents of the course. Very good ability to analyze the texts and to contextualize them in an appropriate way. c. Good (26-24): Good knowledge of the contents of the course. Adequate ability to describe the texts. The language used is simple but correct. d. Fair/sufficient (23-18): The work has sufficient knowledge, coherence, use of appropriate resources and quality of presentation to warrant a basic pass. The ability to analyze the texts is not wholly satisfactory. The work is very descriptive and does not fully address the issues raised by the question. e. Fail (below 18): The student demonstrates only a basic awareness of the contents of the course. The work is frequently confused and incoherent. The essay contains inaccuracies and major errors.