Taught in English. In this course, students will become familiar with the major currents of thirteenth-century Italian poetry and will explore Dante's Divine Comedy as an encyclopedic compendium of medieval thought as well as a very personal vision of the individual's place in the universe, a journey that is as meaningful now as it was 700 years ago. Counts toward Italian major and minor as well as the Medieval Studies Certificate.

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The works of Italy's most influential filmmaker in the most crucial years of Italy's recent history (1953-1973) are examined to understand the persuasive power of the mise-en-scene that, while presenting itself as totally false, induces a powerful sense of experiential truth in the audience. By understanding how Fellini persuade us with his stories, we understand how we are made of stories ourselves.

In this course, students will become familiar with the major currents of thirteenth-century Italian poetry and will explore Dante?s Divine Comedy as an encyclopedic compendium of medieval thought as well as a very personal vision of the individual?s place in the universe, a journey that is as meaningful now as it was 700 years ago. Taught in English with ITALIAN 497J but with extra meetings in Italian.

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