ITALIAN 50 - Early Italian Literature and Culture

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Dartmouth College

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10W: 2 An intensive introduction to medieval Italian literature, concentrating on Dante's Vita nuova, Boccaccio' s Decameron , Petrarch ? Canzonie re and Catherine of Siena 's Dialogo della Divina Provviden za. Selections from other writers will be read alongside these works so as to provide a rich understanding of the major cultural and literary currents of the time. Topics to be explored include mysticism, autobiography and sacred writing, the love lyric, pestilence and historical narrative. This course complements French and Italian 3Prerequisite: Italian 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: W.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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