FALL 2001
This information effective for Fall 2001.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
Instructor: Margaret Brose
TTh 2:00 - 3:45 PM, Stevenson 213
An introduction to the major authors, periods, and themes of Italian literature, from the Middle Ages to the present; close reading of texts, intensive practice in spoken and written Italian. We will examine examples of the short story (la novella), plays, a lyric opera, and a short novel. Among authors to be read: Calvino, Pavese, Buzzati, Pirandello, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Carlo Goldoni, and Natalia Ginzburg. The class will focus on several recurring themes central to Italian identity: the North vs. the South, gender roles and the family structure, WW II and the Resistance movement. The class will be held as a seminar; students will be encouraged to speak in class, to put on a play, and to prepare brief oral presentations. There will be two in-class exams and a series of short (2 pages) papers. Several video productions will be shown.
Course conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: Italian 6 or equivalent.
Venite!! Venite!! è un corso molto interessante, informale, dove si impara molto e si diverte molto. E facciamo delle cene squisite!!!