Module Identifier IT20810  
Module Title POST WAR NARRATIVE: FROM NOVEL TO FILM  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Mr Adriano Vincentelli  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Pre-Requisite (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 2 Italian.  
Course delivery Lecture   5 Hours Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
  Seminars / Tutorials   5 Hours Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
  Practical   5 Hours Total of 15 Lectures, Seminars/Tutorials and Practicals.  
Assessment Continuous assessment   Essay of 2000 words   30%  
  Exam   2 Hours   70%  

Brief description


A study of cinematic interpretation of several post-war Italian novels, studying the relationship between film narrative in the 1950's and 1960's.

Learning outcomes


By the end of this module students should have


- gained an awareness of the themes relevant to the period of post-war recovery in Italy from 1945 up to the years of crisis at the end of the 1960s.


- furthered their knowledge of the political situation in Italy after World War II, the re-building of the economy, industrialization and its effects, internal migration, social changes such as the rise of consumerism and problems of alienation


- developed an appreciation of literature as a valid vehicle for socio-political comment.