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CS92PROD
Poets and Politics in Early Modern Italy: In Search of the State
ITAL 233
Spring 2010
Section: 01  

This course, taught in Italian, focuses on how poetry, literature, and film represent political Italy (or lack thereof) in early modern age. Through the works presented, the course investigates concepts such as republic, monarchy, fortune, virtue, exile, utopia. Authors and directors include Dante, Petrarca, Alberti, Pontano, Ariosto, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Campanella, Olmi, and Montaldo.

Essential Capabilities: Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation
This course is an advanced seminar conducted in Italian. All reading, writing, assignments, discussion, and in-class presentations are to be done in Italian.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: ITAL221
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ITST)(RMST)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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