ITLT 50 - Writing Women in Early Modern Italy

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Italian Literature in Translation

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Students are introduced to the classics of early modern Italian literature (Ariosto, Boccaccio, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Tasso et al) under the unifying perspective of how these authors constructed a dialogue about the nature and status of women. With this critical orientation, woman as subject and object of representation emerges as the focus of an intertextual conversation among authors both male and female. Boccaccio's Famous Women is read in conjunction with Fonte's The Worth of Women, the courtier with the courtesan, the recognized masters of pastoral, epic and comedy with lesser known examples by Campiglia and Andreini. Representations of women in painting and sculpture, early modern female artists, and cinematic representations of Franco and Gentileschi are also considered.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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