The course aims to approach the cultural relationships between Spain and Italy, from the
end of XIX century until the half of XX century, highlighting the relationships between
the intellectuals of both countries. The subject will be developed through the analysis of
the cultural production of some important personalities and through an in-depth study
of some particular translations. The course will also deal with the Italian-Spanish
editorial outlook, considering the presence of several Italian works in Spanish
publishing, and vice versa.

1.- Premise: brief story of a long-lasting contact.
2.- Italian-Spanish -Italian translating interferences and difficulties.
3.- Poetical Extract -"Cala poética 1": Leopardi in Spanish.
4.- Poetical Extract -"Cala poética 2": Guillén-Montale.
5.- Narrative chapter 1: Carmen Martín Gaite. Gaite and Ginzburg.
6.- Narrative chapter 2: Camilliere in Spain, Giménez-Bartlett in Italy.
7.- Publishing: round trip.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

ARCE, J., Literaturas italiana y española frente a frente, Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 1982.
CALABRÒ, G., "La poesia spagnola del Novecento", en Gli spagnoli e l'Italia, Milano,
Banco Ambrosiano Veneto-Libri Scheiwiller, 1997, pp. 139-146.
MEREGALLI, F., Presenza della letteratura spagnola in Italia, Firenze, Sansoni, 1974.
MORELLI, G., "Jorge Guillén e l'Italia", en Gli spagnoli e l'Italia, Milano, Banco
Ambrosiano Veneto-Libri Scheiwiller, 1997, pp. 147-157.
MORINI, M., La traduzione. Teorie. Strumenti. Pratiche. Milano, Sironi Editore, 2007.
PÉREZ VICENTE, N., La narrativa española del siglo XX en Italia: traducción e
interculturalidad, Fano, Edizioni Studio @lfa, 2006.
SÁNCHEZ MONTERO, Ma del C., Cuestiones de traductología. Español e italiano, Bologna,
Clueb, 2003.

Assessment

Students are asked to write an essay to deliver, and report it during the last week of
classes. Every theme dealt with during the course, could be the subject for the essay. In
addition to this, the teacher suggests the following subjects.
1) Valle-Inclán and D'Annunzio
2) Unamano and Italy, with a special attention to the Unamuno-Pirandello relationship.
3) Gadda and the Spanish culture.
4) Italian writers inside Spanish publishing (2000-2015). (Who are they?, What has been
translated?, How they have translated? Does it exist publishing planning?)
5) Spanish writers inside Italian publishing (2000-2015) (Who are they?, What has been
translated?, How they have been translated? Does it exist a publishing planning?)
Students have to contact the teacher to search the specific bibliography, connected to
the above mentioned subjects or to other suggested subjects.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Attendance

Students unable to attend the classes, have to deliver the above mentioned essay.
Students are advised to contact the teacher as soon as possible.