- Instructor
- Massimo Scalabrini
- Location
- WH 106
- Days and Times
- TR 11:30A-12:45P
- Course Description
The aim of this course is to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of what the Italian Renaissance was. We will first try to understand historically the core event of the Renaissance--the rediscovery and conscious imitation of ancient Greek and Latin languages, literatures, cultural artifacts--and we will then analyze the ways in which this rebirth fundamentally changed the languages, literatures, arts, philosophies and politics of Italy at the dawn of the modern era. A key concern will be to demonstrate that while the Renaissance was ‘elitist’ in that only a few highly educated people could engage in this revolution, it produced far reaching consequences in the way we speak, read, write, and study languages, literatures and cultures.
IUB GenEd A&H credit
IUB GenEd World Culture credit
COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
COLL (CASE) Culture Studies: Global Civ & Culture
FRIT-M 222 #9955 11:30A-12:45P TR WH 106 Scalabrini M
Topics In Italian Culture: The Cultures of the Italian Renaissance
