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How do modern Italian fiction and film reflect Italy's 19th-century unification as a nation which coincided with a radical change in the Catholic Church's power? WW I, fascism, postwar reconstruction, the economic miracle, and current disillusionment and their connections to secularization and the search for a modern Italian culture and aesthetic. Authors include d'Annunzio, Borgese, Silone, Calvino, Pasolini, Tabucchi, and Bellocchio.
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The origins of Italian literature. Poetry such as 13th-century love lyrics, Dante's Vita Nuova , and Petrarca's Canzoniere ; prose such as stories from Boccaccio's Decameron . Prerequisite: ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
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The literature, art, and history of the Renaissance and beyond. Readings from the 15th through 18th centuries include Moderata Fonte, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, Galileo, and Goldoni. Prerequisite: ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
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The history of the Italian nation and national literary identity in the 19th and 20th centuries. The relationship between literary texts and their historical context from the Risorgimento to the Resistance. Focus is on the romantic lyric, futurism, fascism, and the changing status of women. Authors include Foscolo, Leopardi, D'Annunzio, Aleramo, Marinetti, Pirandello, Ungaretti, and Montale. Prerequisite: ITALLANG 22A or equivalent.
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Senior honors students enroll for 5 units in Winter while writing the honors thesis, and may enroll in 189B for 2 units in Spring while revising the thesis. Prerequisite: DLCL 189.
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Open to juniors with consent of adviser while drafting honors proposal. Open to senior honors students while revising honors thesis. Prerequisites for seniors: 189A, DLCL 189.
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Focusing on the concepts of tradition, singularity, event, and future, the seminar will explore the phenomenology of the "new" in the following authors and texts: Alberti, "On Paintin"; Machiavelli, "The Prince"; Bruno, "Cena delle Ceneri;" Vico, "New Science"; Manzoni, "I Promessi Sposi."
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Italo Calvino and the "Ars combinatoria" - his experiments in writing and his models, from popular fairy-tales to the Oulipo.
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How do modern Italian fiction and film reflect Italy's 19th-century unification as a nation which coincided with a radical change in the Catholic Church's power? WW I, fascism, postwar reconstruction, the economic miracle, and current disillusionment and their connections to secularization and the search for a modern Italian culture and aesthetic. Authors include d'Annunzio, Borgese, Silone, Calvino, Pasolini, Tabucchi, and Bellocchio.
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