ITAL240 - Topics in 20th-Century Italian Literature and Culture

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Academic Year 2003/2004

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

This course is designed ideally for students who have spent at least one semester of study in Italy. We will examine a variety of cultural documents that date from the beginning of the Twentieth Century and range until its end. Some of the literary and socio-cultural phenomena we will study include: futurism, fascism, neorealism, modernism, post-modernism, and the literary "cannibalism" of the 1990's.

MAJOR READINGS

Baricco, Alessandro. OCEANOMARE.
Buzzati, Dino. IL DESERTO DEI TARTARI
De Cespedes, ALBA. IL RIMORSO.
Krismer, Raffaella. IL SIGNORE DELLA CARNE
Levi, Primo. IL SISTEMA PERIODICO.
Moravia, Alberto. GLI INDIFFERENTI.
Pirandello, Luigi. SEI PERSONAGGI IN CERCA D'AUTORE; ENRICO IV
Starnone, Domenico. DENTI.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Daily discussion questions, two essays, oral final examination.

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: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ITAL112

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Nerenberg,Ellen Victoria

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK101

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: UNL)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004