ITALIAN LITERATURE I

For a theoretical picture of the problem dealt with in the course, the following in particular will be kept in consideration:
La scrittura aforistica, edited by G. Cantarutti, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2001; Teoria e storia dell’aforisma, edited by G. Ruozzi, Milan, Bruno Mondadori, 2004. C. Lapucci, Introduzione, in Id., Dizionario dei proverbi italiani: con un saggio introduttivo sul proverbio e la sua storia, Florence, Le Monnier, 2006, pp. IX-XLII.
The specific bibliography regarding the subjects that students will want to investigate, selecting from an array of proposals presented in class, will be provided during the course.