ITAL 3890

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ITAL 3890
Modern Italian Novel

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This class, which will help students improve their speaking, writing, reading and listening in Italian, will focus on a detailed reading of what might be the most exquisite gem of the modern Italian literary crown: Il gattopardo, published in 1958 after the death of its author, Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa.  As we read slowly, savoring the gorgeous prose, we will also study Sicily of the Risorgimento (Unification), the novel's setting, and we will consider films, historical materials, photography, painting, geography.  We will think about the nature of translations as we experiment with our own.  Finally we will think about the place and relevance of novels in our digital age.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ITAL 2202 or permission of instructor.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)
Language Requirement Satisfies Option 1.

Comments Students who have taken ITAL 3890 previously are permitted to re-take the course for credit, provided that the readings are different.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16550 ITAL 3890   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisites: ITAL 2201 or permission of instructor. Students who have taken ITAL 3890 previously are permitted to re-take the course for credit, provided that the readings are different.