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Eugenio Montale's Ossi di seppia.

1. Eugenio Montale, Ossi di seppia, edizione commentata da Pietro Cataldi e Floriana d'Amely, con scritti di Pier Vincenzo Mengaldo e Sergio Solmi, Milano, Mondadori («Lo Specchio»), 2025. N.B. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS THE EDITION, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH OTHER EDITIONS, EVEN FROM THE SAME PUBLISHER, WHICH DO NOT HAVE THE COMMENTARY. VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE EDITION WITH COMMENTARY BY CATALDI AND D'AMELY. 2. For the monographic part: the teacher will prepare a file with the texts that will be commented on in class, and which will be deposited in the copy shop (Lisa copy shop in Vercelli, via Galileo Ferraris 76) before the start of the lessons. A notice will be published on the DIR platform, in the area dedicated to the course, when the file is available. Other reference texts, for further information (recommended but not mandatory readings): Gianfranco Contini, Una lunga fedeltà. Scritti su Eugenio Montale, Torino, Einaudi, 1974; Tiziana Arvigo, Guida alla lettura di Montale - Ossi di seppia, Roma, Carocci, 2001; Enrico Testa, Montale, Firenze, Le Monnier università-Mondadori education, 2016; Montale, a cura di Paolo Marini e Niccolò Scaffai, Roma, Carocci, 2019. Supplements for non-attending students. Non-attending students will have to supplement the materials indicated above (1. annotated edition of Ossi di seppia; 2. booklet available at the copy shop) with some supplementary readings, which they will agree with the teacher: they are therefore invited to contact her by writing directly to cecilia.gibellini@uniupo.it.

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of Eugenio Montale's life, poetics and works (basic level); understanding of the texts of twentieth-century Italian literature (with particular attention to Montale's Ossi di seppia), through a correct paraphrase (basic level) and attention to their linguistic and stylistic dimension (advanced level); Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: ability to analyze texts by connecting ideological and literary elements (basic level); ability to analyze texts from an intertextual perspective and discuss interpretative problems (advanced level); Expression of judgments: ability to express motivated judgments on texts and their interpretations, critically discussing their reasons and limits, with particular attention to the historical perspective (advanced level); Communication skills: ability to present the concepts and data learned in an orderly and clear manner, using appropriate language (basic level); ability to present the results of the study with argumentative effectiveness and critical autonomy, avoiding mnemonic repetition (advanced level); Study skills: ability to read and analyze a literary text, recognizing its historical affiliation and the main expressive strategies (basic level). Expression of judgments: ability to identify data and tools useful for formulating motivated evaluations on texts and problems addressed and ability to express such evaluations with argumentative effectiveness (advanced level).

Basic historical-literary, linguistic-stylistic and metrics knowledge.

Frontal lessons with discussion; reading and commenting on the texts in the classroom, with questions and discussion; online teaching (DIR).

The teacher will make teaching materials available to students through the university IT service (DIR), to which students are invited to register before the start of lessons. Non-attending students are asked to contact the teacher (cecilia.gibellini@uniupo.it) to get some general indications for the preparation of the exam and to arrange some supplementary readings. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services- students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The final exam consists of a written exam, which will focus on the following points: 1. Verification of the ability to interpret texts (with particular attention to the course topic), and together with the communication skills and the ability to express judgments: a question on an issue, theme or problem among those addressed in the study of Ossi di seppia, in order to verify both the knowledge and the degree of in-depth analysis and critical reworking of the texts – 50% of the weight on the exam grade; 2. Verification of the ability to examine and interpret texts, to express judgments, and to apply oneself to the analysis of literary texts: a question consisting of the analysis and commentary of a text of Ossi di seppia, or of one among those anthologized in the file prepared by the teacher – 50% of the weight on the exam grade. To pass the exam, it will be necessary to answer each of the questions at least sufficiently. The evaluation is based on the level of knowledge and understanding of the texts in the program, on the ability to apply the knowledge to the text or to the proposed interpretative problem, and on the level of expressive and communicative ability.

1. Outlines of the history of italian poetry in the first half of the twentieth century. 2. Eugenio Montale: biographical events, poetic seasons, dialogue with other authors. 3. Montale's Ossi di seppia.

In order to achieve the knowledge and skills corresponding to the sufficiency level, the student is asked to demonstrate: (KNOWLEDGE) to know Eugenio Montale's biography and works; (SKILLS) knowing how to analyze and interpret XXth century literary texts (and especially Montale's Ossi di seppia), linking ideological elements to more strictly literary ones; (TRANSVERSAL SKILLS) knowing how to present in a clear and effective way knowledge, information and opinions relating to the texts and problems dealt with, using appropriate language and terminology. For the achievement of an advanced level, the student must demonstrate: an organic vision of the topics addressed in class, combined with articulated skills of analysis and synthesis; the ability to critically and independently elaborate the topics covered, even beyond the indications provided in class and in the exam program; excellent expressive mastery.