LOVE AND SEX IN ITALIAN COMEDY
Explore Italian comedy and dramatic literature across the centuries through close reading and discussion of selected plays, from its Roman origins to contemporary examples. Read and discuss texts representative of the major comedic modes (e.g. erudite, improvised, etc.), paying close attention to language and structure, genre debates, character typologies, performance history, and the cultural-historical contexts that informed playwrights. Aims are cultivating a deeper understanding of Italian sensibilities and cultural attitudes regarding humor and satire, love and sex, tragedy within comedy, history, gender politics, public/private space, social customs, class, and other issues.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Comprehend and employ various approaches to interpreting theatrical texts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Distinguish between and among comedic modes of satire, irony, parody, and tragicomedy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe and apply character typologies, performance history, and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze processes of adaptation from narrative to dialogue and visualization in theater and film. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Deepen understanding of cultural attitudes toward humor, satire, love, sex, and gender politics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply critical approaches to the works by engaging in both analytical and creative activities. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify about the complexities of one's own culture and larger global communities. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Develop the ability to write and speak in diverse formats, including précis, argument paper, discussion points, theater/film review, character analysis, and original writing. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Comprehend and employ various approaches to interpreting theatrical texts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Distinguish between and among comedic modes of satire, irony, parody, and tragicomedy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe and apply character typologies, performance history, and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze processes of adaptation from narrative to dialogue and visualization in theater and film. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Deepen understanding of cultural attitudes toward humor, satire, love, sex, and gender politics. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply critical approaches to the works by engaging in both analytical and creative activities. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify about the complexities of one's own culture and larger global communities. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Develop the ability to write and speak in diverse formats, including précis, argument paper, discussion points, theater/film review, character analysis, and original writing. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027