L0022 - ENGLISH LITERATURE I

Course Structure and Contents
Module 1 (3 ECTS)
Title: Biologistic Models in English Literature between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Primary texts:

Rudyard Kipling, The Mark of the Beast
Herbert George Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau (any edition in the original language)
David Garnett, Lady Into Fox

Critical texts:

Miriam Sette, Trittico sulla metamorfosi: Kipling, Wells, Garnett, Liguori, Naples 2015
Miriam Sette (ed.), Il marchio della bestia e altri racconti del fantastico, Milan, Biblion 2018

Contents: Analysis of representations of metamorphosis and biologistic models, with particular attention to the relationship between narrative, science, and culture.
Module 2 (2 ECTS)
Title: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Primary text:

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (any edition in the original language)

Critical text:

Miriam Sette, Come leggere Pride and Prejudice, Chieti, Solfanelli, 2025

Contents: Critical reading and contextualization of the work, with a focus on themes of society, social customs, and the construction of female characters.
Module 3 (1 ECTS)
Title: Institutional Module: Historical and Literary Framework
Contents:

Overview of English literary history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Development of the novel between realist tradition, modernist experimentation, and intersections with scientific discourse.
Main authors and movements (with particular focus on Jane Austen, the Victorians, and the transition to Modernism).

Recommended reference text:A history of English literature manual chosen by the student, to be agreed upon with the instructor (e.g., The Oxford History of English Literature or equivalent).