ITAL 3201 is also offered in Fall 2024
ITAL 3201 is also offered in Spring 2022
Fall 2024 | ITAL 3201 Section 001: Reading Italian Texts: Poetics, Rhetoric, Theory (32319)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 119
- Enrollment Status:
Open (2 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- A basic course in understanding the rhetorical and poetic aspects of language and literature; interpretive methods and theoretical concepts. prereq: 3015
- Class Description:
- CARVING THE NATION: PINOCCHIO AND THE ITALIAN LITERARY CANON The Disney cartoon of "Pinocchio" immortalized the tale of the little puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. What about the Italian literary origins of this story? When Carlo Collodi wrote "Adventures of Pinocchio" in 1881, he surely had no idea of the global impact his "burattino" would have, the tale emerging as the most sold book after the Bible and the Koran. In this course, we will explore Collodi's masterpiece and investigate the reasons behind Pinocchio's timeless charm. What is exactly being carved in this book? How does the tale of Pinocchio's coming to life relate to the concurrent birth of the Italian nation? What is, ultimately, the moral of this adventurous story? While our focus this semester will be Pinocchio, we will also situate the novel against the backdrop of Italy's literary canon, by reading an anthology of texts ranging from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.(Taught in Italian.)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32319/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 26 October 2013
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