ITALIAN 255 - Intermediate Italian:Florence

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

What has Florence represented since its founding, by Caesar, as a military camp in the first cen- tury B.C.E.? How has the city figured (as a theme, idea, and actual political and cultural entity) for writers? How has the burden of Florence's profound medieval and Renaissance past affected later artists and writers? This interdisciplinary course addresses the art, architecture, and history of Florence, with an emphasis on the city's role in literary history. Students consider the city's persistence as a political and cultural center after its Renaissance heyday, its role as Italy's linguistic center, its designation as capital of the newly unified Italy (in 1865), and its role at the forefront of leftist resistance in the age of Berlusconi. The course is conducted in Italian and includes a weekly review with a tutor.

Credits:

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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