Contemp Ital Prose I

Catalog description

Authors and literary trends in Italy from World War II to the present. While presenting the most significant contemporary Italian writers from Neorealism (Pavese, Calvino, Vittorini I) to postmodern literature (II), the course will focus on cultural issues which had a significant impact on the literary arena, such as the Student Movement, Feminism, the transformation of urban landscape and the evolution of the family structure. Conducted in Italian. Prerequisite: ITAL 3002 or permission of department. (Formerly ITAL 2311).