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3.00 Credits
Study of modern Italian literature from the Enlightenment period to the Futurist Movement focusing on major authors and movements from the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Prerequisite: FI203 or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills humanites requirement.) G. Faustini
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3.00 Credits
Study of the most important literary movements from the precursors of the Italian Renaissance to the end of the seventeenth century with particular emphasis on the writings of Dante, Boccaccio, the Humanists, Lorenzo de Medici, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli. Prerequisite: FI203 or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills humanities requirement.) G. Faustini
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1.00 Credits
A course designed for students who want to use their foreign language skills in any course taught in English at the college. Does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement or count toward the major or minor in foreign languages and literature. Prerequisite: FI203. Must be taken S/U. Can be repeated for credit. The Department
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1.00 Credits
A discussion group about an author, a period, a genre, a topic, a translation, or a research project in conjunction with another course. Can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: FI208 or permission of the department. G. Faustini, S. Smith
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3.00 Credits
Study of commercial transactions in the context of social and economic life in Italy today. The course focuses on management, advertising, marketing, agricultural and industrial relations, banking, imports and exports, and the stock market in Italy. These topics will be considered in both the private and public sectors, focusing on vocabulary and forms of correspondence, employment applications, business procedures, and government agencies. S. Smith
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3.00 Credits
Selected readings from the Italian Unity to the present. A study of modern Italian novels, plays, and short stories from the historical period to the neo-realistic period: from Manzoni to Moravia. Prerequisite: FI203 or permission of instructor. G. Faustini, S. Smith
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice of oral and written Italian to increase active vocabulary and fluency in spoken Italian and to develop and refine writing skills. Three hours of class, one hour of discussion. G. Faustini, S. Smith Courses in Literature and Civilization
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3.00 Credits
Investigates Italian literature and culture from the Duecento to the late Cinquecento. We will examine in particular the development of the vernacular through a systematic study of the most representative literary works of the Italian literary tradition, which gave rise to the innovative literary, artistic, and philosophical ideas of the Italian Renaissance. Although the primary focus for this course is the study of literature, we will also examine the culture of the Renaissance as presented not only in the literary works but also in the major works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and music of the epoch. Readings will include selections from Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio, the Humanists, Pico della Mirandola, Castiglione, Ariosto, Michelangelo, Lorenzo de' Medici, Veronica Franco, Machiavelli, and others. Prerequisite: FI208 or permission of instructor. D. Castronuovo, G. Faustini, S. Smith
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2.00 Credits
Application and development of Italian language skills in conjunction with any course taught in English at the college. Students will read, report, discuss and write about sophisticated materials in the disciplines, and learn how to translate them to and from English. Does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement in foreign languages and literatures. Can be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: FI208 or above. The Department
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3.00 Credits
Advanced literary or cultural study in an author, a genre, a period, or a topic. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. G. Faustini, S. Smith
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