Undergraduate Catalog 2002 - 2003

Italian Literary and Cultural Studies (ILCS)

Consult the Modern and Classical Languages Departmental listing in this Catalog for requirements for Majors in Italian Literary and Cultural Studies.
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Consult the Departmental Handbook for courses offered in the appropriate semesters and further description of these courses.
 

145-146. Elementary Italian I and II (Formerly offered as ITAL 145-146) Both semesters. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and one 1-hour laboratory practice. Not open for credit to students who have had three or more years of Italian in high school, except with Departmental consent.  Elementary Italian grammar. Drill in pronunciation. Reading of simple texts. Practice in easy conversation.

147-148. Intermediate Italian I and II (Formerly offered as ITAL 147-148.) Both semesters. Four credits each semester. Four class periods and one 1-hour laboratory practice. Prerequisite: ILCS 146 or equivalent.  Review of elementary Italian grammar. Graded composition and translation. Intensive and extensive reading. Oral practice in the language.

175-178. Intensive Italian I - IV First and second semesters. Eight credits per semester. Two hours a day, four days a week, plus a two-hour laboratory practice. Open only with consent of the instructor. Not open for credit to students who have passed ILCS 145 through ILCS 148.  Intensive coverage of two years of Italian in two semesters. Intensive Italian 175-176 (Fall) covers the same material as ILCS 145-146; Intensive Italian 177- 178 (Spring) covers the same material as  ILCS 147-148.

193. Foreign Study See description at the end of the Italian section.

213. Year Abroad in Italy: Preparation (Formerly offered as ITAL 213.) Second semester. Three credits. Open only to students selected for the Year Abroad in Florence Program.  A comprehensive review of Italian language and civilization.

237. Italy Today (Formerly offered as ITAL 237.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 148.  A survey of contemporary Italian political, social, economic and cultural life.

238. Italian Civilization in the Renaissance (Formerly offered as ITAL 238.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 148 or equivalent.  A survey of social, cultural and artistic trends in Italy during the Renaissance.

239. Italian Composition and Conversation I (Formerly offered as ITAL 239.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 148 or equivalent.  Practice in written and oral composition. Syntax study.

240. Italian Composition and Conversation II (Formerly offered as ITAL 240.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 239 or equivalent.  Further practice in written and oral composition. Treatment of the finer points in syntax.

243. Main Currents of Italian Literature Through the Renaissance (Formerly offered as ITAL 243.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 148 or equivalent.  The history of Italian literature through the Renaissance is traced through its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the principal authors, literary schools and trends.

244. Main Currents of Italian Literature After the Renaissance (Formerly offered as ITAL 244.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 148 or equivalent.  The history of Italian literature after the Renaissance is traced through its main developments. The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the principal authors, literary schools and trends.

250. Italian Theatre of the Eighteenth Century (Formerly offered as ITAL 250.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 237 or 239 or 243 or equivalent.  Readings from Metastasio, Goldoni, and Alfieri.

251-252. Machiavelli, Michelangelo and Renaissance Literature (Formerly offered as ITAL 251-252.) Both semesters. Three credits each semester. Prerequisite: ILCS 237 or 239 or 243 or equivalent.  Selected readings from the works of Poliziano, Leonardo da Vinci, Lorenzo de'Medici, Michelangelo, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Tasso, and others.

253. Dante and His Time (Formerly offered as ITAL 253.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 237 or 239 or 243 or equivalent.  Selected readings from Dante, Petrarch, Compagni, Villani.

254. Boccaccio and His Time (Formerly offered as ITAL 254.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ILCS 237 or 239 or 243 or equivalent.  Readings from Boccaccio and others with special attention to the problems of social and sexual ethics.

261. Twentieth-Century Italian Literature (Formerly offered as ITAL 261.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: ILCS 237 or 239 or 240 or consent of the instructor. Bouchard Major trends in twentieth-century Italian Literature from the early modern period to contemporary times.

262. Nineteenth-Century Italian Literature (Formerly offered as ITAL 262.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: ILCS 237 or 239 or 240 or 243 or consent of the instructor. Bouchard Nineteenth-century Italian drama, poetry, and narrative from the Napoleonic period to the years immediately following the conquest of Rome in 1870.

293. Foreign Study See description at the end of the Italian section.

295. Variable Topics See description at the end of the Italian section.

298. Special Topics See description at the end of the Italian section.

299. Independent Study (Formerly offered as ITAL 299.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.

Florence Program The Florence Program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Courses include intensive Italian, Italian literature, and, with the consent of the director of the Program, any course offered by the University of Florence. Offered at the Florence campus.

Italian Studies (in English)

101. The Italian Renaissance (Formerly offered as ITAL 101.) First semester. Three credits. A knowledge of Italian is not required. Taught in English.  A survey of Italian Renaissance civilization, with emphasis on literature and intellectual life.

149. Cinema and Society in Contemporary Italy (Formerly offered as ITAL 149.) Second semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Lectures in English. Films in Italian with English subtitles.  A critical analysis of contemporary Italian society seen through the media of film and literature.

158. Italian American Experience in Literature and Film Either semester. Three credits.Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period.  Focuses on the Italian American experience as represented in a variety of fields, including literature and cinema.

193. Foreign Study See description at the end of the Italian section.

255W. Dante's Divine Comedy in English Translation First semester. Three credits. This course may not be counted in the Italian Literary and Cultural Studies major or minor group. Masciandaro Dante's poem as a unique synthesis of Medieval culture.  Emphasizes its integration of ethics, political thought, and theology with poetic imagination.

256W. The Literature of the Italian Renaissance (Formerly offered as ITAL 256W.) Second semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have passed ILCS 251-252. This course may not be counted in the Italian Literary and Cultural Studies major group.  A survey, in English, of the major literary and philosophical currents of the Italian Renaissance. Selections from Boccaccio, Petrarch, Pico della Mirandola, Machiavelli, Castiglione, and others.

258. Cinematic Representations of Italian Americans Either semester. Three credits. Three class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period.  Cinematic representations of Italian Americans in the works of major directors from the silent era to the present. Construction of and attempts to dislodge negative stereotypes of Italian American male and female immigrants.

260W. Italian Cinema (Formerly offered as ITAL 260W.) Either semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Lectures in English. Films in Italian with English subtitles. Bouchard Italian cinema from the silent era to the present. Its genres, such as epic film, melodrama, comedy "Italian-style," "Spaghetti-Westerns," and political cinema. Cinema as a reflection on and comment upon the social and political contexts of Italian history from pre-fascist Italy to modernization and beyond.

295. Variable Topics See description at the end of the Italian section.

298. Special Topics See description at the end of the Italian section.

193. Foreign Study (Formerly offered as ITAL 193.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally before the student's departure.  Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

293. Foreign Study (Formerly offered as ITAL 293.) Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of Department Head required, normally granted prior to the student's departure. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor.  Special topics taken in a foreign study program.

295. Variable Topics (Formerly offered as ITAL 295.) Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

298. Special Topics (Formerly offered as ITAL 298.) Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.