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Academic Year 2002/2003

Topics in 20th-Century Italian Literature and Culture
ITAL 240 FA

This course is designed for advanced students of Italian to enhance their critical skills (including both oral and written production in Italian) by analyzing a formal variety of integral literary and cultural documents from throughout the 20th century. This course takes as its subject several literary, cultural, and political movements, namely, futurism, fascism, modernism, neorealism, and the ultra contemporary phenomenon of cannibalism.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings will include: Aleramo's UNA DONNA Pirandello's ENRICO IV and SEI PERSONAGGI IN CERCA D'AUTORE Pavese's LA LUNA E I FALO' Calvino's SE UNA NOTTE D'INVERNO Levi's IL SISTEMA PERIODICO Krismer's IL SIGNORE DELLA CARNE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Course presentations, papers and final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is intended for advanced students of Italian. While study abroad is not *required*, it will be very useful to the student to have that degree of fluency. ITAL221, the fifth semester is the ideal course for students who have completed Italian only up to the end of ITAL112 (fourth semester) and have not yet studied in Italy. However, if such students are interested in enrolling in ITAL240, they should seek the counsel and permission of the instructor. Students with preparation from another institution or who have spent time in Italy and believe they have the appropriate degree of fluency should take the placement test during Fall semester registration and seek the permission of the instructor. Unless preregistered students attend the firs t 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

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: ITAL214 OR ITAL112 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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