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In this course graduate students will undertake close reading of the major dramatic texts (comedy, tragedy, pastoral, religious drama), of the Italian ‘500 (16th century). In addition to analyzing primary texts in their intellectual, historical, political, and artistic contexts, students will read and scrutinize the secondary critical literature informing their interpretation of the plays. Authors include …

This course is an historical and contemporary “anatomy” of Italian, examining the sound system and its development, the morphosemantic system (gender, verbal tense, aspect and mood, marking of elements such as verbs, nouns and adjectives).  Included are discussion of the origins of Italian – is Italian Florentine? Tuscan? – and understanding of the linguistic landscape …

SUD: Storia, letteratura, teatro e cinema.

This course is specifically designed to theorize practice through teaching strategies such as video feedback, video conferencing, video mails; in addition to shared reflection and/or creation of small language learning videos. It is intended to help TAs, in-service language teachers and graduate students develop understandings regarding the acquisition, learning and teaching of languages in the …

Voci di donne fra Sei e Settecento This course will offer graduate students a broad overview of seventeenth- and eighteenth- century Italian women writers: Moderata Fonte, Lucrezia Marinella, Arcangela Tarabotti, Sara Copio Sullam, Luisa Bergalli, Petronilla Paolini Massimi, Faustina Maratti Zappi, Elisabetta Caminer Turra, Diodata Saluzzo, and others. Selected works will be analyzed in a …

Critical Theory and Aesthetics.

Introduction to structural similarities and differences in major Romance languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) and to their historical developments, with reference to basic linguistic features of each language: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.  Does not count toward the French major.  Crosslisted with French, Portug, Spanish.  Prerequisite: Span 226 or Portug 226 or French 228 or …

This course provides an overview of Italian grammar with numerous readings to build vocabulary. Geared towards graduate students who wish to acquire a reading knowledge of Italian.  Intensive grammar; readings from appropriate texts in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. At the end of the course students should be able to read at an advanced level of proficiency. Gives …