Courses

14th Century Italian Literature: Dante, Bocaccio, Petrarca

Credit hours: 3--Contact hours: 45

Course # 52-3606 SR

Dept: English

Course Description: Students will read and study portions of the major literary works of three of the most influential and important poets in Italian Literature, Dante, Boccaccio and Petrarca. These works will be read in translation. Main readings will be taken from Dante’s Divine Comedy, Boccaccio’s Decameron and Petrarca’s Canzoniere. The historical, political and philosophic influences will be discussed in-depth.