ITALIAN 232

Italian Fiction and Cinema (Texts in English)


Please note: this is archived course information from 2020 for ITALIAN 232.

Description

A study of Italian novels, short stories and their adaptation in feature films. Texts are in English.

This course does not count towards a major or minor in Italian. Students taking an Italian major or minor should take ITALIAN 204 instead.

All too often fidelity to an original literary text is used as a criterion for judging the value of its film adaptation. This course questions the value of fidelity as criterion by examining the process of transformation of some modern Italian literary texts into feature films.

We will consider how adaptation allows a film to successfully present the otherness and distinctiveness of its original text, bearing in mind the different narrative functions and codes of novels and film. The intellectual and social milieus in which these literary works and films were produced will also be considered.

 

Assessment

Coursework only

Availability 2020

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Daniela Cavallaro
Professor Bernadette Luciano

Reading/Texts

Readings will be made available on CANVAS

Films can be viewed in the Library.

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ITALIAN 232: 15 points

Prerequisites

90 points passed

Restrictions

ITALIAN 204, 336