This course aims to present a variety of genres, indicative of the artistic movements of their era, in relation to their historical and cultural parameters.
Introductory lectures will include references to the timeline of the birth of the novel / poem as well as excerpts from 18th-century prose. The remaining syllabus will include a 19th-century novel, representative of realism, as well as short stories (or a novel) from the 20th-century by various authors and poets.
The course takes the form of a seminar implemented by class dialogue through which students will develop their ability to critically analyze and evaluate texts through the acquisition and use of proper theoretical tools and methodology.