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ITAL3310A-L16

Intro Italian Culture & Lit

The first hour of this course analyzes and discusses some of the most significant cultural moments in Italian civilization through a series of discussions and debates based on important trends, leading figures and controversial and classical topics. In the second hour, students will discuss texts spanning all periods of Italian literature and exploring all major literary forms: poetry, prose (narrative and expositional), and theater (in prose and in verse). Students will gain an understanding of the sweep of Italian literature, while sharpening their reading and analytical skills, as well as their ability to express themselves in Italian.

Required Texts:
Profilo di storia italiana per stranieri. A cura di Paolo E. Balboni e Matteo Santipolo. Perugia: Guerra Edizioni, 2004. (ISBN 9788877157850)
Letteratura italiana per stranieri. Nuova edizione a cura di: Paolo E. Balboni - Anna Biguzzi. (ISBN 978-88-557-0096-2)
Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno. Italo Calvino. Milano: Mondadori. (ISBN 9788804375913)
Io non ho paura di Niccolò Ammaniti, edizione Einaudi 2011, ISBN 9788806207694
Additional material for the course will be provided by the Instructor

Students are also required to participate in all the workshops offered in the evening for their level and to participate in the Diction & Pronunciation and in the workshops offered in the evening for this level.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60478
Subject Code:
ITAL
Course Number:
3310
Section Identifier:
A

Course

ITAL 3310

All Sections in Summer 2016 Language Schools, Mills 7 Week Session

Summer 2016 Language Schools, Mills 7 Week Session

ITAL3310A-L16 Lecture (Borgotallo)