Italian Studies
Term:  

Spring Quarter

Dept Course No and Title Instructor
ITALIAN (S26)1C  FUNDAMENTALSMAZZITELLO, P.
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ITALIAN (S26)1C  FUNDAMENTALSMAZZITELLO, P.
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ITALIAN (S26)1C  FUNDAMENTALSMAZZITELLO, P.
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ITALIAN (S26)2C  INTERMEDIATEMAZZITELLO, P.
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ITALIAN (S26)150  LAUGHING MEDIEV&RENMAZZITELLO, P.
ITA150: LAUGHING IN MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN EUROPE

Parody, satire, comedy, and burlesque are among the most prevalent forms of comedy in European literary production during the medieval and Renaissance periods. This upper-division course aims to provide an overview of the cultural and historical contexts in which these comedic texts were produced, and the reasons why parody of sacred texts, political satire, scatological burlesque, trivialism, and other forms of comedy were popular during these eras. The course covers material from the late Middle Ages (12th century) to the Early Modern period (end of the 16th century) across a variety of literary genres. The class provides a cultural and historical introduction to representative works originally composed in Western European languages, including Italian, Old French, Occitan, Castilian, and Medieval Latin, by authors such as Giovanni Boccaccio, Juan Ruiz, Niccolò Machiavelli, Erasmus of Rotterdam, and Rabelais, among others. Students will explore how changes in social, political, and economic contexts have shaped rhetorical and cultural structures in the perception of humor. They will analyze both the cultural and performative expectations of the audience for such productions and reflect on what has changed and what remains in the development of the sense of humor and laughter from the past to the present times.
ITALIAN (S26)199  INDEPENDENT STUDYSHEMEK, D.
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ITALIAN (S26)199  INDEPENDENT STUDYMAZZITELLO, P.
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