ITAL8825 · Romance Languages and Literatures
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Conducted in Italian<br>Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor. The novel is arguably the primary literary form of the Twentieth Century. Italy offered a unique path of experimentation and exploration in this genre, with the psychoanalytical works of Italo Svevo, the magic realism of Dino Buzzati, and the historical works of Elsa Morante, up to the revolution of experimental form led by Italo Calvino. This course analyzes the evolution of the Italian novel, from the late 1900s to the end of the last century, offering a new understanding of this genre through a comparative, interdisciplinary and trans-historical perspective.
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Spring 2022
1 section