ITAL 6450

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ITAL 6450
Decameron

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This seminar will be dedicated to reading and analysis of Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron (1349-51), a masterpiece of Italian literature whose popularity has been renewed as it has been proclaimed "the 14th-century Italian book that shows us how to survive coronavirus" and the "medieval book to read while under quarantine."  Particular attention will be dedicated to: gender, social class, the ethical dimension of literature, and Boccaccio's refashioning of Italian, Latin, French, and Provencal source material.  Students can read the Decameron in the original Italian or in English translation.

When Offered Fall.

Comments Conducted in English.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18446 ITAL 6450   SEM 101

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    • TR White Hall B14
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Migiel, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person