Italian 305 - " TheWorld at Play":Boccaccio' Decameron

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Mount Holyoke College

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Description:

A close reading of Boccaccio's Decameron, aimed at exploring, and moving beyond, the surface significations of the text. Through an analysis of the narrative metaphorical patterns, the class will address questions about what role literature plays in Boccaccio's concerns, and the dynamics of imagination and desire.We shall seek to retrieve the intellectual traditions which the Decameron evokes, and examine the fortune and re-use of selected tales in some of Chaucer's works, the figurative arts (Botticelli), and film (Pasolini). Meets either language requirement or Humanities I-A requirement C. Chierichini 4 credits

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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