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D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci The course will focus on a close analysis of Petrarch's Canzoniere and Boccaccio's Decameron, with attention given also to their minor works and the historical/literary context connected with these texts. Attention will also be given to Florentine literature, art, thought, and history from the death of Dante to the age of Lorenzo de' Medici. Texts and topics available for study include the Trecento vernacular works of Petrarch and Boccaccio; Florentine humanism from Salutati to Alberti; and the literary, artistic, and intellectual culture of the Medici court in the 1470s and 80s (Ficino, Poliziano, Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli). Not offered in 2008-09.
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D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci As well as detailed analysis of some of the most fascinating texts of the period, the opportunity is offered to explore broader questions, such as the impact of the massive expansion of the printing industry on literary culture, the nature of the cultural impact of the Counter Reformation on literature, the construction of gender and the place of women in Cinquecento literary culture, the Questione della lingua and its impact on literary culture, chivalric and epic genre, the Counter Reformation and its cultural effects, and the neo-Platonic debate on beauty. Prerequisite: two years of Italian or the equivalent. Not offered in 2008-09.
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Staff A consideration, through analysis and appreciation of his major works, of how the horrific experience of the Holocaust awakened in Primo Levi a growing awareness of his Jewish heritage and led him to become one of the dominant voices of that tragic historical event, as well as one of the most original new literary figures of post-World War II Italy. Always in relation to Levi and his works, attention will also be given to other Italian women writers whose works are also connected with the Holocaust. Not offered in 2008-09.
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Staff This course, taught in Italian, will focus primarily on the works of the so-called "migrant writers" who, having adopted the Italian language, have become a significant part of the new voice of Italy. In addition to the aesthetic appreciation of these works, this course will also take into consideration the social, cultural and political factors surrounding them. Not offered in 2008-09.
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R.Ricci A survey, taught in English but also valid for Italian languages credit for those who qualify to do reading and writing in Italian, of Italian cinema with emphasis placed on its relation to literature. The course will discuss how cinema conditions literary imagination and how literature leaves its imprint on cinema. We will "read" films as "literary images" and "see" novels as "visual stories." The reading of the literary sources will be followed by evaluation of the corresponding films (all subtitled) by well-known directors, including Bellocchio, Bertolucci, Rosi, the Taviani brothers and L. Visconti. Not offered in 2008-09
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R.Ricci This course aims to dispel the amazement of those who wonder how feminism could have taken root in a country where, for centuries, women have been wearing black shawls and their public life has been limited to an appearance at mass. Emphasis will be put on Italian women writers and film directors, who are often left out of syllabi adhering to traditional canons. Topics to be explored are: the construction of gender, the relationship of writing to identity and subjectivity, the maternal discourse, and the continuity among women (mothers, daughters, and grandmothers).
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D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci Prerequisite: Two years of Italian or the equivalent. Taught in Italian. See course description for ITAL B207.
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D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci Prerequisite: Two years of Italian or the equivalent. Taught in Italian. See course description for ITAL 208. Not offered in 2008-09.
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D.McAuliffe, R.Ricci Prerequisite: Two years of Italian or the equivalent. Taught in Italian. See course description for ITAL 209.
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