ITALIAN 301 - Origins of Italian Literature

Institution:

Bard College

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The debt of gratitude authors like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Sydney, Pope, and numerous others owed to Italian literature is well known. But what was it about Italian poetry that gave it such outstanding authority? Much of the answer lies in early Italian poets' obsession with redefining "love" and distinguishing the array of nuanceswithin it. This course examines the various permutations of the concept of love from the medieval to the early modern age, exploring how various literary genres reflected beliefs about how and when one was to learn the lessons of love or become a victim to it. Authors include Lentini, Cavalcanti, Guinizelli, Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch, Ficino, Ariosto, Bembo, Machiavelli, Aretino, Franco, Michelangelo, Stampa, Patrizi, Bruno, Marino, Pallavicino, and Casanova. The course is taught in Italian with critical readings in Italian and English.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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