ITAL - Italian (ITAL)

Fundamentals of grammar. Pronunciation and syntax. Competence in aural and oral aspects are stressed in addition to reading and writing.

Fundamentals of grammar. Pronunciation and syntax. Competence in aural and oral aspects are stressed in addition to reading and writing.

Review of the essentials of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation and composition. Reading of modern prose. Prerequisite: ITAL 1002 or equivalent department placement test or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 1101).

Review of the essentials of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation and composition. Reading of modern prose. Prerequisite: ITAL 1002 or equivalent department placement test or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 1102).

Course designed for Intermediate-Low level students. Held at the Language School Accademia Studio Italia in the very heart of the city near Saint Peter Square Spanish steps. Immersion in Italian culture and language. Class emphasis on everyday situations. Excursions to major historical sites of Rome.

Seeks to broaden and perfect existing language skills. Review of selected grammatical structures. Emphasis on reading, writing, and oral discussion on contemporary cultural issues. Prerequisite: ITAL 2002 or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 1201).

Seeks to broaden and perfect existing language skills. Review of selected grammatical structures. Emphasis on reading, writing, and oral discussion on contemporary cultural issues. Prerequisite: ITAL 2002 or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 1202).

The magnificent culture of Italy as it was formed by the earliest inhabitants of the Italian peninsula: Greeks, Romans, Germanics and Arabs. Conducted in Italian.

The culture and civilization of modern Italy as it was determined by different phenomena such as scientific discovery, the Counter-Reformation, the role of women, the Risorgimento and the forging of Italian national identity. Conducted in Italian.

Issues of current interest to the study of Italian civilization. Varying topics focus on regions, periods and aspects of Italian or Italian-American culture. Conducted in Italian.

Issues of current interest to the study of Italian civilization. Varying topics focus on regions, periods and aspects of Italian or Italian-American culture. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 2002 or permission of the department. Formerly ITAL 2214.

Readings in great literary works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Humanism and the Renaissance (I) the Baroque, the Enlightenment and Romanticism (II). Conducted in Italian.

Readings in great literary works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Humanism and the Renaissance (I) the Baroque, the Enlightenment and Romanticism (II). Conducted in Italian.

From the realism of Rossellini and De Sica to the dream-like imagination of Fellini and Antonioni, this course aims to explore the Italian contribution to world cinema. Students will learn about major Italian directors from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, such as Blasetti, Scola, the Taviani brothers, Giordana and Ozpetek. The distinct national identity of Italian cinema will be emphasized, with reference to gender roles and female characters. Particular attention will be given to the new generation of directors. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 2002 or permission of department. Formerly ITAL 2316.

A detailed examination of the remarkable development of Humanism and the Renaissance in its birthplace from the 14th to the 16th Centuries. Focus on the writings of Petrarch, Machiavelli and Ariosto. Conducted in Italian.

A close reading of the first European classic, Dante's masterpiece: the Inferno. Focus on the literary significance of the work. Conducted in Italian.

A close reading of the first European classic, Dante's masterpiece: Purgatorio and Paradiso. Focus on the literary and spiritual significance of the work. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 3002 or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 2322).

A critical reading of Manzoni's 19th-century historical work, 'I Promessi Sposi,' the first novel written in Italian literature, and a study of other representatives of this genre from Ugo Foscolo to Umberto Eco. The course aims to explore the relationship between literature and history from Romanticism to the 20th century. Conducted in Italian.

A survey of major Italian authors from the 19th to 20th century to the 1930s. The course aims to explore the literary context (Romanticism, Verismo, Futurism, Ermetismo) and the historical background (Risorgimento I; Fascism, II) of influential writers such as Leopardi, Manzoni (I), Montale, Pirandello (II). The course is designed to expose students to the forms of Italian modern literary and aesthetic genres by studying relevant texts and authors. Conducted in Italian.

A survey of major Italian authors from the 19th to 20th century to the 1930s. The course aims to explore the literary context (Romanticism, Verismo, Futurism, Ermetismo) and the historical background (Risorgimento I; Fascism, II) of influential writers such as Leopardi, Manzoni (I), Montale, Pirandello (II). The course is designed to expose students to the forms of Italian modern literary and aesthetic genres by studying relevant texts and authors. Conducted in Italian.

Authors and literary trends in Italy from World War II to the present. While presenting the most significant contemporary Italian writers from Neorealism (Pavese, Calvino, Vittorini I) to postmodern literature (II), the course will focus on cultural issues which had a significant impact on the literary arena, such as the Student Movement, Feminism, the transformation of urban landscape and the evolution of the family structure. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 3002 or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 2311).

Authors and literary trends in Italy from World War II to the present. While presenting the most significant contemporary Italian writers from Neorealism (Pavese, Calvino, Vittorini I) to postmodern literature (II), the course will focus on cultural issues which had a significant impact on the literary arena, such as the Student Movement, Feminism, the transformation of urban landscape and the evolution of the family structure. Conducted in Italian.

Great Italian plays, surveying the Renaissance comedy, the popular Commedia dell¿Arte, Goldoni¿s 18th century reform of and the opera libretto up to this century. Conducted in Italian. .

The short story is one of Italy's oldest and most successful literary forms. This course will focus on the form and history of this genre and its authors, as well as on the periods in which it flourished: the Middle Ages and Renaissance (I), and the period from the Nineteenth century to the present day (II). It will explore the narrative aspects of the short story and provide students with an understanding of the genre, and the historical context in which it developed. Conducted in Italian.

The short story is one of Italy's oldest and most successful literary forms. This course will focus on the form and history of this genre and its authors, as well as on the periods in which it flourished: the Middle Ages and Renaissance (I), and the period from the Nineteenth century to the present day (II). It will explore the narrative aspects of the short story and provide students with an understanding of the genre, and the historical context in which it developed. Conducted in Italian.

Independent Study.

Independent Study.