Italian Literature II - Writing Intensive

3 units

Framed by the age old questions of Italian national identity and language, this introductory literature course undertakes a chronological survey of the history of Italian literature from the 1600s to the present day. We will study select works by major authors, including Galileo Galilei's heretical dialogues, the realistic comedies of Carlo Goldoni, poems and essays by the Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi, the revolutionary dramas of Luigi Pirandello, the Futurist's celebration of speed, war and technology in the visual and literary arts, and the postmodern fiction of Italo Calvino.