Love and Sex in Italian Comedy
Explores Italian comedy and dramatic literature from Roman origins to contemporary examples through close reading, focusing on comedic modes, cultural attitudes toward humor, love, and gender.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Comprehend and employ various approaches to interpreting theatrical texts.
Distinguish between and among comedic modes of satire, irony, parody, and tragicomedy.
Describe and apply character typologies, performance history, and historical contexts.
Analyze processes of adaptation from narrative to dialogue and visualization in theater and film.
Deepen understanding of cultural attitudes toward humor, satire, love, sex, and gender politics.
Apply critical approaches to the works by engaging in both analytical and creative activities.
Identify about the complexities of one's own culture and larger global communities.
Develop the ability to write and speak in diverse formats, including précis, argument paper, discussion points, theater/film review, character analysis, and original writing.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
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Topics
- Major comedic modes, language, structure, and genre debates
- Cultural attitudes toward humor, satire, love, sex, and gender politics
- Adaptation from narrative to dialogue and visualization in theater and film
Skills
- Close reading and interpretation of theatrical texts
- Distinguishing comedic modes such as satire, irony, parody, and tragicomedy
- Applying character typologies and historical contexts to analysis
- Analyzing adaptation processes in theater and film
- Writing in diverse formats including argument papers, reviews, and original creative work
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