We will analyze specific poems closely in class with the goal of illuminating how poetic language functions and how it has developed through the centuries. The course will be taught entirely in Italian. This course is offered occasionally. This course looks at major prose works produced in Italy from 1800 to the present. Readings will include Ugo Foscolo, Grazia Deledda, Italo Svevo, Beppe Fenoglio, Leonardo Sciascia, and Italo Calvino, as well as a selection of immigrant literature from the last ten years.
All readings are in translation.
This class is offered occasionally and taught in English. 2410 Settecento 3 cr. Estimated Class Size 5 students. This course is not offered on a regular basis. This course, cooperatively offered by three departments, introduces students to various modes of literary and cultural analysis and trains them to write scholarly papers.