This course is a direct continuation of 132-205 or equivalent.
Emphasis is placed on grammar, exercises and composition.
Reading of selected 20th century works, oral presentations and group discussion. May 1 to June 28. Medieval and early Renaissance literature abounds in stories of love and death. Also, love serves as a vehicle for triumph over death. In this seminar we read selections from Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, among others, which relate to the central concepts of love and death.