104: Reading Italian Literature

TT 2-3:30 | Instructor: Sole Anatrone

Units: 4 Satisfies L&S Arts & Literature breadth requirement.

Course conducted in Italian

Fulfills Major and Minor Requirements in Italian Studies

Giro d’Italia: un viaggio nella letteratura italiana dal ‘300 ad oggi

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to Italian literary history through the reading of a variety of different genres, including poems, plays, novels and short stories from across the centuries, while also providing tools for the description and interpretation of the texts presented.

As we read these texts we will focus on the theme of la città, and consider how literary representations of the urban landscape reflect changes in Italian political and cultural history from the 13th century to the present.

Course Requirements: Assignments include 5 short papers, and 2 revisions, reading quizzes, a final exam, and an in-class presentation.

Texts:

Readings may include works by Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Bernardo Dovizi da Bibbiena, Carlo Goldoni, Cleto Arrighi, Anna Maria Ortese, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Umberto Saba, Leo Bersani, Carlo Levi, Natalia Ginzburg, Peir Paolo Pasolini, Laila Wadia.

Prerequisites: Italian 101A or 101B or permission of the instructor.