Italian 361MT - The Mind of the Traveler
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Ombretta Frau
TTH 02:40PM-03:55PM
Mount Holyoke College
94753
Ciruti 206
ofrau@mtholyoke.edu
95051,94753,94922,95081
Travel literature has always been a precious source for the study of culture, politics, arts, and last but not least, people. From Tacitus to Marco Polo, from Stendhal to Camilo Jose Cela, we will read and discuss authors who traveled for political, personal, and recreational reasons. We will also pay special attention to tales of emigration and immigration in the third millennium.
Note: Students wishing to obtain 300-level credit in French, Italian, or Spanish must read texts and write papers in the Romance language for which they wish to receive credit.