ITAL B209 - Humanism and the Renaissance in Translation

Institution:

Haverford College

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Description:

D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci As well as detailed analysis of some of the most fascinating texts of the period, the opportunity is offered to explore broader questions, such as the impact of the massive expansion of the printing industry on literary culture, the nature of the cultural impact of the Counter Reformation on literature, the construction of gender and the place of women in Cinquecento literary culture, the Questione della lingua and its impact on literary culture, chivalric and epic genre, the Counter Reformation and its cultural effects, and the neo-Platonic debate on beauty. Prerequisite: two years of Italian or the equivalent. Not offered in 2008-09.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.haverford.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 896-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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