Courses

ITAL 101 (3)
Elementary Italian I
An in-depth study of Italian grammar with special emphasis on practical everyday vocabulary and expressions. Three class periods per week plus required lab work.

ITAL 102 (3)
Elementary Italian II
A continuation of ITAL 101. An in-depth study of Italian grammar with special emphasis on practical everyday vocabulary and expressions. Three class periods per week pluch required lab work.

ITAL 201 (3)
Intermediate Italian I
Formal study of syntax and its use in conversation and writing. Selected readings from magazines and literary works will be analyzed to learn the structures and patterns of the Italian language. Three class periods per week plus required lab work.

ITAL 202 (3)
Intermediate Italian II
A continuation of ITAL 201. Formal study of syntax and its use in conversation and writing. Selected readings from magazines and literary works will be analyzed to learn the structures and patterns of the Italian language. Three class periods per week plus required lab work. V3

ITAL 221 (3)
Survey of Italian Literature from the Origins to the 18th Century
An introductory survey from the Middle Ages through Goldoni with close reading and analysis of major works in poetry, prose, and theatre. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 222 (3)
Survey of Italian Literature in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Selected readings from major authors and works of the modern period, including Manzoni, Leoparki, Lampedusa, Silone, Ungaretti, Montale, Calvino and Moravia. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 225 (3)
Readings in Contemporary Italian Literature
Selections from authors from the period of 1945-present with exploration of the contextual elements constituting la crisi del Novecento. V2, V

ITAL 232 (3)
Composition and Conversation
Development of basic skills in written and oral expression utilizing contemporary topics and texts. Offered alternate years. IIIO, IIIW,V

ITAL 254 (3)
Images and Reality in the Italian Cinema
This course has two aims: to present the essentials of a semiology of images as found in some of the best movies produced in Italy after World War II, and to examine the complex connections between Italian society and its rearticulation and representation in the language of visual arts. Twelve Italian films with English subtitles will be seen. Taught in English. Offered alternate years. IIIW, V

ITAL 261 (1)
Directed Study
Special topics pursued under supervision.

ITAL 301 (3)
Studies in the Novel
An in-depth study of the theory of the novel and representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries, considered within the context of political, cultural and social aspects of the period. Offered alternate years. V2

ITAL 305 (3)
Studies in the Novella
Origins and evolution of short prose fiction as literary form with emphasis on the Decameron, Verga, Pirandello and Calvino. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 306 (3)
Italian Poetry: From the Scuola Siciliana to the Present
Examination of poetic forms and themes from the origins to the Dolce Stil Nuovo, Petrarca, the Romantics, D'Annunzio, Ungaretti and Montale. Offered alternate years. V2

ITAL 313 (3)
Commercial Italian
An introduction to the vocabulary and forms of communication of the multiple sectors of the business world. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 317 (3)
Mothers of Courage
A study of the political and social commitment of Italian women fighting despotism, gender prejudice, and abusive authority in Fascist Italy. Through a critical analysis of literature and cinema, the course will explore the politics of invention developed by major figures such as Aleramo and Kuliscioff, and less famous ones, like Occhipinti, as they were dealing with the prevailing ideology. Taught in English. Offered alternate years. This course may be counted toward the minor in film studies and as a core course for the minor in women and gender studies. V2, V

ITAL 322 (3)
Literature and Culture of the Italian Renaissance
Examination of the literary production of the 15th and 16th centuries via selections from representative authors such as Machiavelli, Ariosto, Castiglione, Colonna, Michelangelo and Tasso. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 326 (3)
Dante
An in-depth reading and analysis of Canti from the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Offered alternate years.

ITAL 361 (1)
Special Study
Special topics pursued under supervision.

ITAL 452 (3)
Senior Seminar
Required of all seniors majoring in Italian Studies. IIIO

ITAL 461 (1)
Independent Study
Special topics pursued by individual students under supervision.