ITALIAN 305
Foundations of European Literature (Texts in Italian)
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for ITALIAN 305.
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 305: 15 points
Prerequisites
ITALIAN 201 and 15 points from ITALIAN 202, 204, 206, 209, 211, 235, 236 or approval from Academic Head or Nominee
Corequisites
ITALIAN 300
Restrictions
ITALIAN 302, 303, 304