UMBR ITLI 400 - Contemporary Italian Lit in Translation

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This reading-intensive lecture course will be based on the analysis of a selected number of fundamental Italian novels that highlight the salient moments in the development of the Italian novel throughout the twentieth century. Readings will include Vittorini's - Conversations in Sicily, Maraini's - Woman at War, and Calvino's - The Path to the Nest of Spiders. Through lectures and class discussions, emphasis will be placed on each author's social and political concerns and her/his role as writer and intellectual in society. Students will also develop the ability to analyze literary texts according to language, style and content, and will be encouraged to participate in class discussions about the texts. The texts will be supplemented with readings of selected background information and scholarly criticism in order to provide insight into the novels as well as to stimulate classroom debate and discussion. The course includes discussion and analysis of the writer's role in contemporary Italian society and, in this way, provides an important window onto to culure of the country in which the student is studying abroad. (Perugia, Italy, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/itUmbraInstitute )

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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