ITALIAN 304

Foundations of European Literature (Texts in English)

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for ITALIAN 304.

Description

Examines the founding texts of Italian literature and canonical books of Western culture: Dante’s Divine Comedy, a poetic summary of medieval learning, Boccaccio’s Decameron, a flawless human comedy and Petrarch’s Canzoniere (scattered rhymes), an intense examination of the self which became the model for love poetry in Western literature from Sidney and Shakespeare to the Romantic poets.

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Points

ITALIAN 304: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in BA courses

Restrictions

ITALIAN 302, 303, 305