ITALLIT 127: Inventing Italian Literature: Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarca
The origins of Italian literature. Poetry such as 13th-century love lyrics, Dante's
Vita Nuova, and Petrarca's
Canzoniere; prose such as stories from Boccaccio's
Decameron. Prerequisite:
ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Coggeshall, E. (PI)
ITALLIT 128: The Italian Renaissance and the Path to Modernity
The literature, art, and history of the Renaissance and beyond. Readings from the 15th through 18th centuries include Moderata Fonte, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Galileo, and Goldoni. Prerequisite:
ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Nakata, C. (PI)
ITALLIT 129: Modern Italian History and Literature
The history of the Italian nation and national literary identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. The relationship between literary texts and their historical context from the Risorgimento to the Resistance. Focus is on the romantic lyric, futurism, fascism, and the changing status of women. Authors include Foscolo, Leopardi, D'Annunzio, Aleramo, Marinetti, Pirandello, Ungaretti, and Montale. Prerequisite:
ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Nakata, C. (PI)
ITALLIT 189A: Honors Research
Senior honors students enroll for 5 units in Winter while writing the honors thesis, and may enroll in 189B for 2 units in Spring while revising the thesis. Prerequisite:
DLCL 189.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
;
Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
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Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
;
Schnapp, J. (PI)
;
Wittman, L. (PI)
ITALLIT 189B: Honors Research
Open to juniors with consent of adviser while drafting honors proposal. Open to senior honors students while revising honors thesis. Prerequisites for seniors: 189A,
DLCL 189.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
;
Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
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Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
;
Schnapp, J. (PI)
;
Wittman, L. (PI)
ITALLIT 199: Individual Work
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
;
Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
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Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
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Nakata, C. (PI)
;
Schnapp, J. (PI)
;
Wittman, L. (PI)
ITALLIT 249: Love and Death in the Decameron
The Black Death (1348) was the greatest natural disaster in European history, killing more than a quarter of Europe's population in four years. But the plague also produced one of the masterpieces of western literature, Boccaccio's
Decameron. This course will be devoted to an in-depth reading of the
Decameron, with attention to the social and historical context of Trecento Florence.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Nakata, C. (PI)
ITALLIT 258: Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino and the "Ars combinatoria" - his experiments in writing and his models, from popular fairy-tales to the Oulipo.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Ceserani, R. (PI)
ITALLIT 283: Modern Italian Poetry
An exploration of the main themes and movements in 20th-century Italian poetry, including avant-garde experimentation, war poetry, existential and religious quests, political activism, and feminism. Poets such as Govoni, Palazzeschi, Ungaretti, Montale, Sereni, Rosselli, Pasolini, Merini, Zanzotto. In Italian.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Wittman, L. (PI)
ITALLIT 299: Individual Work
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-12
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
;
Harrison, R. (PI)
;
Nakata, C. (PI)
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Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
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Harrison, R. (PI)
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Nakata, C. (PI)
;
Schnapp, J. (PI)
;
Wittman, L. (PI)
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