A selective review of Italian grammar. Emphasis on lively conversation, composition, vocabulary enrichment, and a wide range of engagements with Italian culture. Readings include Pulitzer prize...
T.S. Eliot wrote that “Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them. There is no third.” We’ll pursue this bold statement through a close reading of the Inferno, the most intricate account of...
ITAL 3110 focuses on foundational works of Italian literature, art, architecture, and music in their historical and cultural context to relate them to contemporary issues. We will examine some of the...
Michelangelo’s name conjures genius and a nearly superhuman achievement in the arts. Contemporaries elevated him as the supreme sculptor, painter and architect of the age. His work offers a...
Dante’s Inferno has captivated the imagination of artists as diverse as Botticelli, Milton, Keats, and David Fincher. Artists, writers and filmmakers re-imagine Dante for their own purposes. This...
