ClassInfo - Spring 2019 Italian Classes

Spring 2019 | ITAL 4307 Section 001: Novellistica (66608)

Instructor(s): Susan Noakes
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019

Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Folwell Hall 108
Enrollment Status:: Open (7 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Introduction to historical, formal and theoretical study of the Italian novella genre (including such alternative forms as the "racconto") and the impact of this genre on world literature. The study of the birth and development of the novella genre in Italian. Readings from and discussion of novellas and tales from: The Novellino, Boccaccio, Sacchetti, Bandello, Bigolini, Basile, Verga, Deledda, Moravia, Morante, Calvino, Ferrante prereq: 3015, 3201 or permission from the Italian DUS
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ITAL4307+Spring2019
Class Description:: Do you like short stories? Have you studied enough Italian to discuss and write about Italian short stories in Italian? Then this course is for you! Did you know the short story was actually invented in Italy, in the 1200s? And that it's related to gossip? Before Twitter: the Italian novella. This discussion course, conducted entirely in Italian, is an introduction to the historical, formal and theoretical study of the Italian novella genre (including such alternative forms as the "racconto") and the impact of this genre on world literature. This Italian genre shares some features with what English speakers call the "short story," but has different roots and a different character. Readings from and discussion of novellas and tales from: The Novellino, Boccaccio, Sacchetti, Bandello, Bigolini, Basile, Verga, Deledda, Moravia, Morante, Calvino, Ferrante, and selected contemporary writers. (This class carries a 4000-level number because, while it is designed for undergraduates who have completed Italian 3015 or equivalent, it is also open to graduate students.) Those minoring in Italian may write their exams and papers in English. All readings will be made available in English online by July 15 to help those who would like to know the plot before tackling the stories in Italian.
Grading:: Participation 10%; 2 oral reports 10%; 1 paper (expanded from an oral report) 10%; two hour-long essay mid-term exams 40%; final essay exam 30%.
Exam Format:: Essay. All exams will be take-home, not written during class or during a scheduled final exam slot.
Class Format:: Discussion
Workload:: 35-40 pages reading per week; 1 short paper; 2 oral reports.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66608/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 3 May 2016

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