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Italian (ITAL)
020x Course in Reading Italian (2) For graduate students who wish help in meeting the Italian reading requirement for the Ph.D. degree. Synoptic presentation of Italian grammar. Emphasis on development of reading skills. Not available for degree credit. Graded CR/NC.
120 Italian I (4, FaSp) Introduction to current Italian. Oral practice, hearing and reading comprehension; grammar necessary for simple spoken and written expression. Lecture, classroom drill, laboratory drill.
150 Italian II (4, FaSp) Continuation of Italian I.
220 Italian III (4, FaSp) Continuation of Italian II. Review of structure of the language, drill in aural and reading comprehension, practice in oral expression. Prerequisite: ITAL 150.
224 Intermediate Italian Conversation (4) Practice in aural comprehension and speaking of the language used in everyday situations; vocabulary building. Corequisite: ITAL 220.
320 Italian Composition and Conversation (4) Practice in pronunciation and sustained conversation in standard modern Italian. Simple expository writing. Emphasis on spoken sentence patterns and familiar idiom. Normally follows Italian III. Recommended preparation: ITAL 220.
330 Advanced Italian Composition and Style (4) Original composition in Italian; written translation of English material; analysis of stylistic techniques of contemporary Italian authors. (Duplicates credit in former ITAL 444.) Recommended preparation: ITAL 220.
340 Italian Literature from Unification to Fascism (4, FaSp) Reading of standard English translations of selected novels by leading Italian writers (1861-1945).
345 Contemporary Italy (4) Italian literature and arts in Italy following World War II. Conducted in English.
350 Italian Renaissance Literature in Translation (4) Readings of major texts of Italian literature of the 15th and 16th centuries, including works by Petrarch, the Humanists, Lorenzo de Medici, Ariosto, Machiavelli, Castiglione, and Tasso.
380 Italian Women Writers (4) Selected poetry, prose, and drama by outstanding Italian women authors and their role in Italian society from the Middle Ages to 20th century. Taught in Italian. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted.
430 Readings in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature (4) Introduction to principal works and movements of Italian literature from 1226 to 1600. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
435 Ruins, Magic and Melancholy: Italian Literature 1600-1860 (4) Introduction to principal works and movements of Italian literature from 1600 to 1860. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
440 Futurism and Fascism in Italy (4) Literature, theatre, visual arts, and politics, from the Futurist Avant-Garde through the reign of Mussolini. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
446 Italian Cinema and Society (4) Survey of Italian cinema in its relation to social transformation, from the silent era to the present. Weekly screenings, lectures, and discussions. Conducted in English. (Duplicates credit in former ITAL 346.)
450 Dante (4) Analysis of the Divina Commedia and other works.
461 Theatre, Spectacle, Drama and Performance in Italy (4, FaSp) Italian dramatic literature from the earliest written documents to the present. Reading and close textual scrutiny of plays by major dramatists from the Renaissance to the present. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
462 The Novella Tradition: Fables and Stories (4, FaSp) Reading and close textual scrutiny of major short stories from Boccaccio's Decameron to the present. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
470 Modern and Postmodern Italian Literature (4, FaSp) Reading and close textual scrutiny of works of the 20th century from Verga's I Malavoglia to the present. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
480 Perceptions of the Exotic in Italian Culture (4) The "exotic" as a cultural concept in Italian literature, popular genres, and film. Conducted in Italian. Recommended preparation: ITAL 320.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Special topics in Italian literature, culture, and society. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 224.
590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.