6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4016669FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
This course discusses the importance of the libretto writer's stylistic features and techniques when adapting a novel into an opera. Through a comparative analysis between Alessandro Manzoni's "I Promessi sposi" (1827-1840) and the operatic adaptations that were created throughout the 19th century, students will not only acquire insights in the stylistic and metrical features that characterize the novel and the opera as a genre, but also in the relationship between the contents and the author's linguistic choices within the adaptation process.
Not applicable.
Course objectives:
- the student is able to distinguish linguistic features of different literary genres
- the student is able to analyse an opera text starting from previous anayses
- the student is able autonomously to explain the results of his/her research during a presentation in Italian
- the student is able autonomously to illustrate the same results in a high-quality paper in Italian
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Presentation determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 50% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The exam consists of an oral presentation during which students analyse an operatic adaptation based upon "I Promessi sposi" and an additional paper that describes the results of this analysis.
Absence of a mandatory part of the evaluation leads to an absence as a final result.
Partial results cannot be transferred to the second session nor to the next academic year.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: PR Profile Linguistics-1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: PR Profile Linguistics- 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: PR Profile Literary Studies-1 Language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: PR Profile Literary Studies-2 Languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: PR profile Intermediality - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Intermediality - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 1 language (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition - 2 languages (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Multilingualism and Foreign Language Acquisition 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 1 language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Intermediality - 2 languages