Italian 741: Seicento E L Arcadia

This course offers a survey of 17th-century Italian  literature and examines the development of specific literary genres in the contexts of cultural and intellectual history. It provides methodologies and philological instruments necessary to the critical …

Italian 671: Il Duecento

Besides offering a survey of early Italian authors while focusing on literary motifs and genres, this course emphasizes the importance of material culture and the necessity of its full consideration in textual criticism and interpretation …