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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Novella
ITAL 222 FA

This course will trace the development of the novella, or short story, from its origins in the 13th century through the modern period. Although the emphasis will be on recurrent themes (love, marriage, the roles of women, priests), some attention will be given to stylistic development and to the social and historical contexts that affected individual writers.

MAJOR READINGS

Novelle by such writers as Petrus Alphonsus, Francesco da Barberino, Iacopo Passavanti, Giovanni Boccaccio, Lorenze de Medici, Niccolo Macchiavelli, Matteo Bandello, Giovanni Verga, Luigi Pirandello, Matilde Serao, Grazia Deledda, Cesare Pavese, Alberto Moravia, Leonardo Sciascia and contemporary authors.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Five short papers and one longer final one, one hour exam; oral presentations.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: ITAL112 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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