XII. Course Descriptions
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 12U Italian or equivalent.)
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| Restriction(s): |
This is a Priority Access Course and some restrictions may apply during some time periods. Please contact the department for
more information.
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| ITAL*2050 Introduction to Literature W (2-1) [0.50] |
| This course introduces students to the scholarly study of literature, including critical commentaries. The course focuses
on the notion of a European literary tradition in which works by German and Italian authors are key. The lectures are in English,
but students taking the course under this code will read texts originally written in Italian in the original language and
German works in Italian translation. Students will submit some work in Italian.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ITAL*2090 |
| Restriction(s): |
GERM*2050 |
| ITAL*3060 Advanced Italian F (3-0) [0.50] |
| This course will combine Italian grammar, composition, and translation with Italian literature and film. While addressing
aspects of modern and contemporary Italian literature, history and culture, the course will teach students to understand spoken
Italian, to converse, and to communicate in written Italian at an advanced level.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ITAL*2070 or ITAL*2090 |
| 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.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
1 of ITAL*2070, ITAL*2090, permission of instructor
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| Restriction(s): |
ITAL*2350 |
| ITAL*3400 Renaissance Lovers and Fools W (3-0) [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 in medieval literature, history, and critical theory will provide background
and context for the plays. Lectures and texts are in English. Students registered in ITAL*3400 will meet a fourth hour per week to discuss texts in Italian. This course is offered in conjunction with HUMN*3400.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ITAL*2090 |
| Co-requisite(s): |
HUMN*3400 |
| Restriction(s): |
ITAL*2100, HUMN*2100 |
| ITAL*3950 Topics in Italian Literature 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.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ITAL*3060 |
| ITAL*3970 Topics in Italian Literature W (3-0) [0.50] |
| 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 odd-numbered years.)
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| Prerequisite(s): |
ITAL*3060 |
| 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.
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| Prerequisite(s): |
Restricted to the 6th semester in the Italian honours program. |
