Italian Literature 1: Genre and Gender in Italy, 1200-1600

In this course we will study major works of Italian literature from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Our readings of excerpts and short pieces from the period will be framed by questions of sex and gender with a focus on such issues as men as writing subjects and the women they constitute as objects; the conflicting dynamics of love and misogyny; the influence of women authors and their resistance to the dominant anti-feminist discourse. Authors studied include Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Castiglione, and Veronica Franco. Prerequisite: Ital 201D. Previous or concurrent enrollment in Ital 307D or Ital 309D recommended. In Italian. No Final
Course Attributes: EN H; BU Hum; BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM; AR HUM

Italian Literature 1: Genre and Gender in Italy, 1200-1600

ITALIAN 323C

Section 01