Italian Literature

2012-13 General Catalog

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Upper-Division Courses

130. Author and Contexts.
Designed to give an in-depth study of a given author's literary production and its cultural context. The Staff

130D. Dante's Divine Comedy. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Reading of the "Inferno," the "Purgatorio," and selected canti of the "Paradiso," along with selections from Dante's lyrics and from medieval Italian and French poetry. Taught in conjunction with LTPR 183. Satisfies the Italian and Pre- and Early Modern Studies Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Poetry and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements. M. Brose

150C. ltalian Theater. *
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Survey of Italian theater from its beginnings in medieval ritual through the development of Renaissance staged comedy and the commedia dell'arte, pastoral and tragicomedy, opera, melodrama, and 20th-century avant-garde and political theater. Satisfies the Italian and Pre- and Early Modern Studies concentrations; also satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies distribution requirement. D. Shemek

165. Studies in Italian Literature and Culture. S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. In-depth examination of a topic in Italian literary and cultural studies. Course topic changes; see the Schedule of Classes for current topic. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. May be repeated for credit. E. Williams

180. Women in Italy: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. F
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Explores the specificity of Italian women's writing and studies their literary activities in historical and social context. Readings include Italian feminist and some history as well as literary texts. Satisfies the Italian and Modern Literary Studies concentrations. D. Shemek

191. Italian Studies Writing in the Discipline (1 credit). F,W,S
Concurrent enrollment in an approved upper-division course in Italian literature, history of art and visual culture, or history satisfies the Disciplinary Communication requirement in Italian studies. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to Italian studies majors and by permission of instructor. The Staff

195. Senior Thesis. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Prerequisite(s): Literature 101. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

198. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Italian required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

Graduate Courses

294. Teaching-Related Independent Study. F,W,S
Directed graduate research and writing coordinated with the teaching of undergraduates. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

295. Directed Reading. F,W,S
Directed reading that does not involve a term paper. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

296. Special Student Seminar. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff