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ITAL 165 - Masterpieces of Italian Literature


3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
Representative Italian masterpieces in English, from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, such as Dante’s Vita Nuova, Petrarch’s love lyrics, Boccaccio’s short stories, Macchiavelli’s The Prince, Goldoni’s theater, Leopardi’s poetry, and Moravia’s novels, each studied in the context of its contemporary civilization. The literary texts serve as models of artistic creativity, and fundamental principles of art are examined.

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