The 13th Century
The 13th Century studies earliest Italian literary texts, Sicilian love lyrics, and narrative works, tracing lyric development from Guittoe d'Arezzo to the Dolce Stil Nuovo.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Articulate knowledge of Dante's life and work.
Master methods of literary and cultural analysis through analyzing and explaining texts.
Write a competent critical and analytical essay.
Lead a well-informed discussion of medieval literature and culture utilizing an adequate proficiency of Italian and English.
Communicate and defend complex ideas in a clear and understandable manner, in both Italian and English.
Retain a critical understanding of the works studied, synthesize and define a field of inquiry in a persuasive and coherent manner.
Undertake advanced bibliographical research: identify, select, retrieve, and make effective use of primary and secondary sources.
Demonstrate originality of thinking and insight that reaches beyond the current boundaries of knowledge in the field.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course mapITALIAN 321, 322, or graduate/professional standing
- ITALIAN 321
- ITALIAN 322
- graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- ITALIAN 321
- ITALIAN 322
- graduate/professional standing
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2014: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
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Topics
- Earliest literary texts in Italy
- Sicilian poets and the love lyric
- Representative narrative works
- Development of the lyric from Guittoe d'Arezzo to the Dolce Stil Nuovo
Skills
- Literary and cultural analysis of texts
- Writing critical and analytical essays
- Bilingual communication in Italian and English
- Advanced bibliographical research using primary and secondary sources
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