ITAL 335 - Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Taught in Florence. This course will involve close study of the two major narrative works to emerge from medieval Florence. We will take advantage of the study-abroad experience to relate our readings closely to the city and region in which we are living, with visits to neighborhoods and monuments important to the authors or illustrative of the cultural forces that shaped their texts, as well as to the Casa di Dante in central Florence, and the residence of Boccaccio in the Tuscan hill-town of Certaldo. The classes will be dedicated to in-depth interpretation of Dante's "Inferno", of Boccaccio's "Decameron", and the relationship between their vastly different, yet kindred views of the human condition. The course will be given in English. This course may be taken for Italian language credit provided students do reading and writing assignments in Italian. It may also be taken for graduate credit, but additional work and meetings with instructors will be required.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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