College of Letters & Science
Ce cours concernera, en gros, la première moitié du 16e siècle, c’est-à-dire les temps du règne de François Ier, de l’épanouissement de « l’humanisme » et de la première Réforme. C’est une époque d’énorme diversité des genres, du lexique, des thèmes, des modèles. Nous lirons les poésies de Clément Marot, un best-seller du siècle, Pantagruel de François …
Ce cours obligatoire pour tout(e) étudiant(e) qui entre dans le programme de maîtrise et de doctorat en français est une initiation à la recherche dans le domaine littéraire. Le cours comportera deux volets. Premièrement, il offrira une introduction aux diverses théories de la littérature qui ont produit des formes importantes de l’analyse textuelle (l’approche rhétorique, …
PFMP students only.
section 1, Menechella (FIGS section) “Food Cultures of Italy” section 2, Livorni (meets with Comparative Literature 466, section 2) “Italian Futurism” Course does NOT count toward the Italian Major. Section 1: Food Cultures of Italy in the Mediterranean Contextis a 3-credit course conducted in English. It focuses on the history of Italian food cultures …
Rome: The City and the Mythis a 3-credit course conducted in English. This course considers the continuing presence of Rome, the “Eternal City” as both a metaphoric and actual focal point of Italian artistic and cultural sensibilities. Some of the themes include: transformation (Rome in the flux of time); pilgrimage (Rome’s sacred centrality, Rome as …
3-credit course conducted in Italian. The course is intended to provide a chronological survey of Italian literature from its beginnings through the Renaissance. Readings, lectures, and class discussion will focus on the various texts within a cultural and historical context. Prerequisites: Italian 204 or consent of instructor, Professor Stefania Buccini, (sbuccini@wisc.edu)
Development of accurate and nuanced capacity for expression in Italian and for understanding the spoken and written language. The course will also address Italian phonetics and phonology to develop accurate pronunciation. Prerequisite: Italian 204 or 205 or consent of instructor, Professor Ernesto Livorni (elivorni@wisc.edu).
This course, based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, investigates art, pop culture, music, politics, religion, interpersonal and transcultural relations, warfare, fashion, gender roles, and everyday life of our medieval and early modern ancestors through a variety of sources (from medieval written accounts to the twentieth-century feminist response to the representation of women, from medieval frescoes to film …
3-credit course conducted in Italian. It is a survey of Italian history, literature, cinema, art, politics, and general culture from the Risorgimento to the present. Prerequisites: Italian 204 or consent of instructor, Professor Grazia Menechella (gemeneche@wisc.edu)
This course (4 credits) is designed for students who have successfully completed Italian 203. It will advance spoken and written language skills developed in previous courses through a variety of oral and written exercises. The goal is to develop further oral and written proficiency in Italian. The skills acquired from this course are needed for …