XII. Course Descriptions

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Italian Studies

School of Languages and Literatures

Note: Literary texts are, at all levels, studied in the original language. Students registering in these courses will be expected to have the appropriate knowledge.

ITAL*1060 Introductory Italian I F (3-1) [0.50]
A beginning course in Italian providing the fundamentals of grammar, structure and idiom. Introduction to aspects of Italian life and culture through audio-visual aids. (This course may not be taken by students who have credit for OAC Italian or equivalent.)

ITAL*1070 Introductory Italian II W (3-1) [0.50]
A continuation of ITAL*1060. In addition to basic grammar and composition, readings from modern writers are introduced. (This course may not be taken by students who have OAC Italian or equivalent.)

ITAL*2060 Intermediate Italian I F (3-0) [0.50]
Italian grammar and syntax, composition and translation.
Prerequisite(s):	ITAL*1070 or OAC Italian

ITAL*2070 Intermediate Italian II W (3-0) [0.50]
Continuation of ITAL*2060. Increased emphasis on composition and translation.

ITAL*2100 Renaissance Lovers and Fools W (3-1) [0.50]
In this course, students will read Italian Renaissance plays such as Machiavelli's "The Mandrake" and Bibbiena's "Calandria" with special attention to the portrayals of lovers and fools. The course will place particular emphasis on representations of class and gender relations. Additional readings will provide background and context for the plays. Lectures and texts are in English. Students registered in ITAL2100 will meet a fourth hour per week to discuss texts in Italian. This course is offered in conjunction with HUMN2100. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)
Prerequisite(s):	ITAL*1070 or permission of instructor
Restriction(s):	ITAL3280, HUMN2100

ITAL*3060 Advanced Italian F (3-0) [0.50]
A seminar course in Italian grammar and syntax, composition and translation. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)
Prerequisite(s):	ITAL*2070

ITAL*3150 Medieval Italian Literature F (3-0) [0.50]
A study of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio.(Offered in even-numbered years.)
Prerequisite(s):	ITAL*2070

ITAL*3200 Novels of Resistance W (3-0) [0.50]
In this course, students will read Italian novels such as Alberto Moravia's "Gli indifferenti", Italo Calvino's "Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno", and Dacia Maraini's "Donna in guerra" with particular attention to the theme of resistance. The course will consider representations of fascism, patriarchy, and the bourgeois ethos and the ways in which writers envision the possibility of resistance to them. (Offered in even-numbered years.) (First offering is Winter 2008.)
Prerequisite(s):	ITAL*2070 or permission of instructor
Restriction(s):	ITAL*2350

ITAL*3950 Topics in Italian Literature F,W (3-0) [0.50]
Aspects of Italian literature. Each offering will treat a particular topic such as early texts in the Vernacular, Commedia dell`Arte, Eighteenth-Century Drama, realism in Italian Literature, the poetry of Montale, Ungaretti, and Saba. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

ITAL*3960 Topics in Italian Literature F,W (3-0) [0.50]
Aspects of Italian literature. Each offering will treat a particular topic such as early texts in the Vernacular, Commedia dell`Arte, Eighteenth-Century Drama, realism in Italian Literature, the poetry of Montale, Ungaretti, and Saba. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

ITAL*3970 Topics in Italian Literature F,W (3-0) [0.50]
Aspects of Italian literature. Each offering will treat a particular topic such as early texts in the Vernacular, Commedia dell`Arte, Eighteenth-Century Drama, realism in Italian Literature, the poetry of Montale, Ungaretti, and Saba. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

ITAL*4900 Research Paper in Italian Studies F,W (3-0) [0.50]
This is the equivalent of a semester course. A research project on some aspect of Italian language, literature, or thought. The topic must be approved by the section; the paper will be written under the regular guidance of a faculty advisor.
Prerequisite(s):	Restricted to the 6th semester in the Italian honours program.