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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Textual exposition of readings selected according to genre, with an introduction to literary terminology and writing. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 104.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice in speaking and writing in Italian. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 207. Note: The former A Ita 301 does not meet the writing intensive requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Selected readings from medieval poetry, including the Scuola Siciliana, the Dolce Stil Novo, Dante's Divine Comedy, the production of medieval women writers, excerpts from Petrarch's love and political poetry, and Boccaccio? ? Decamero n. An overview of the Renaissance, of the Baroque, the Enlightenment, the Romanticism, and the Modern Age literary developments, examined through their most relevant feminine and masculine voices, with particular emphasis on the school of women poets and novelists of the Italian Novecento.Prerequisite(s): A Ita 233 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Italian culture from the Etruscans to the Renaissance, with emphasis on the contributions of Dante, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galileo, and the struggle between church and state. Offered in English with readings in Italian for majors. Prerequisite(s): for majors, A Ita 104; for nonmajors, none. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the cultural manifestations of the sociopolitical changes in modern Italy: from the Risorgimento to the formation of one nation; the rise and fall of Fascism; social developments in contemporary Italy-political parties, trade unions, media, religion and education. Offered in English with readings in Italian for majors. Prerequisite(s): for majors, A Ita 104; for nonmajors, none.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with a study of the work of Rossellini, Visconti, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, Benigni and others. It examines the way fiction and themes taken from Italian life have been rendered in cinematic form during the past 40+ years. Offered in English with readings in Italian for majors. Prerequisite(s): for majors, A Ita 104; for nonmajors, none.
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3.00 Credits
Representative Italian short stories with emphasis on specific characteristics of the genre. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 301. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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3.00 Credits
This course will offer an overview of the Italian society of today through an analysis of its major cultural, economic, and socio-political issues. Among the topics examined will be the question of the language, the regional identify, the Italian political system, the economic development, the position of Italy in the European community and the function of the media. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of the changes that have occurred in Italy during the last four decades. Audio-visual material, articles from newspapers and magazines, and excerpts of contemporary Italian literature will be used as ancillary material and will provide the basis for lectures and class discussions. Class is conducted in Italian. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 301Z or permission of instructor.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Study by a student in an area of special interest not treated in currently offered courses. Work performed under direction of a professor chosen by the student on a topic approved by the program. May be repeated once with special departmental approval. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 313.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the Divina Commedia. A study of Dante's Inferno, including consideration of Dante's importance in world literature. Prerequisite(s): A Ita 313 or permission of instructor. May not be offered in 2008-2009.
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