Prerequisite for W1002: HNGR W1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to the basic structures of the Hungarian language. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.

Lecture and lab. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite for V1102: ITAL V1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Limited enrollment. Same course as ITAL V1101-V1102. Prerequisite for W1102: ITAL W1101 or the equivalent.

Limited enrollment. No previous knowledge of Italian required. An intensive course that covers two semesters of elementary Italian in one, and prepares students to move into Intermediate Italian. Grammar, reading, writing, and conversation. May be used to fulfill the language requirement only if followed by an additional two (2) semesters of Italian language. ITAL V1201-V1202, or ITAL V1203 and ITAL V3333, V3334, V3335, or V3336, for a total of three(3) semesters of Italian Language.

Prerequisite for W1201: HNGR W1202 or the equivalent. Prerequisite for W1201: HNGR W1201 or the equivalent. Further develops a student's knowledge of the Hungarian language. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.

Prerequisites: For V1201: ITAL V1102 W1102 or the equivalent; for V1202: ITAL V1201 or W1201 or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Limited enrollment. A review of grammar, intensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural material. Lab: hours to be arranged. ITAL V1202 fulfils the basic foreign language requirement and prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature.

Prerequisites: For W1201: ITAL V1102 W1102 or the equivalent; for W1202: ITAL V1201 or W1201 or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Same course as ITAL V1201-V1202. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite for W1202: ITAL W1201 or the equivalent.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1102 or the equivalent.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1102 or equivalent, with a grade of B+ or higher. Limited enrollment. An intensive course that covers two semesters of intermediate Italian in one, and prepares students for advanced language and literature study. Grammar, reading, writing, and conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural materials. This course may be used to fulfill the language requirement if preceded by both V1101 and V1102. Students who wish to use this course for the language requirement, and previously took Intensive Elementary, are also required to take at least one of the following: ITAL V3333, V3334, V3335, or V3336, for a total of three (3) semesters of Italian Language.

Prerequisites: ITAL W1112 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor.

Recommended parallel: ITAL V1201-V/W1202 or W1201-W1202. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Intensive practice in the spoken language, assigned topics for class discussions, and oral reports.

Prerequisites: ITAL W1222 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Recommended parallel: ITAL V3335-V3336

Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Practice in the spoken language through assigned topics on contemporary Italian culture.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1202 or W1202 or the equivalent.
If you did not take Intermediate Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Written and oral self-expression in compositions and oral reports on a variety of topics; grammar review. Required for majors and concentrators.

Prerequisites: ITAL V3335

Advanced reading, writing, speaking with emphasis on authentic cultural materials. Topic and semester theme varies, to include "Italian in Film Comedy," "Linguistic and Cultural Diversity of Italy," etc.

Prerequisite for W3340: HNGR W1201 or the equivalent. Prerequisite for W3341: HNGR W3340 or the equivalent. W3340 focuses on the more complex syntactic/semantic constructions in addition to vocabulary enrichment. Readings in literature, oral presentations, translations, and essays serve to enhance the grammatical material. W3341 has an emphasis on rapid and comprehensive reading of academic materials. In addition to weekly readings, oral presentations and written essays serve to improve flulency in all aspects of Hungarian.

Prerequisites: ITAL V3336 or the equivalent and instructor's permission.

Students read short texts, analyze the anatomy of an Italian essay, observe and practice sophisticated sentence structures, solidify their knowledge and usage of Italian grammar, and expand their vocabulary. After discussing and analyzing examples of contemporary prose, students will integrate the structures and vocabulary they have acquired into their own writing.

This course maps the origins of the Italian lyric, starting in Sicily and following its development in Tuscany, in the poets of the dolce stil nuovo and ultimately, Dante. Lectures in English; text in Italian, although comparative literature students who can follow with the help of translations are welcome.

While focusing on the Decameron, this course follows the arc of Boccaccio's career from the Ninfale Fiesolano, through the Decameron, and concluding with the Corbaccio, using the treatment of women as the connective thread. The Decameron is read in the light of its cultural density and contextualized in terms of its antecedents, both classical and vernacular, and of its intertexts, especially Dante's Commedia, with particular attention to Boccaccio's masterful exploitation of narrative as a means for undercutting all absolute certainty. Lectures in English; text in Italian, although comparative literature students who can follow with the help of translations are welcome.

Focus on the principal works of Machiavelli in an effort to understand the various facets of his complex and at times seemingly contradictory literary personality. His role as political scientist, historian, comic playwright, and short story writer. In English.

Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of Italian.

A year-long course in which the "Commedia" is read over two consecutive semesters; students can register for the first, the second, or both semesters. This course offers a thorough grounding in the entire text and an introduction to the complexities of its exegetical history. Attention not only to historical and theological issues, but also to Dante's mimesis, his construction of an authorial voice that generations of readers have perceived as "true," and the critical problems that emerge when the virtual reality created in language has religious and theological pretensions. Lectures in English, text in Italian; examinations require the ability to translate Italian.

*ITALIAN MAJORS AND ITALIAN DEPT GRADUATE STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR SECTION 001* A year-long course in which the "Commedia" is read over two consecutive semesters; students can register for one or both semesters. This course offers a thorough grounding in the entire text and an introduction to the complexities of its exegetical history. Attention not only to historical and theological issues, but also to Dante's mimesis, his construction of an authorial voice that generations of readers have perceived as "true," and the critical problems that emerge when the virtual reality created in language has religious and theological pretensions. Lectures in English, examinations in English; students who can follow lectures with the help of translations but who cannot manage the Italian should register for this section.

An in-depth study of Italy's two major romance epics, Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, in their literary and historical contexts. Topics include creative imitation, genre,allegory, ideology, and politics. Attention will also be given to the place of these two texts in the global history of the epic.

In revisiting two major authors of the Italian modern novel, the course investigates the relation between fiction and the "conditions of modernity" (personal risk, anxiety and lack of control on reality, secularization, to name a few). Special attention will be paid to the response of the novelistic discourse to modernity, and to Italy's peculiarly peripheral position in the modern world. Primary texts will be read in Italian, while theoretical references will be in English.

The course aims at providing students with a broad knowledge of the political and cultural issues affecting Italy in the crucial, dramatic years between 1922 and 1945. Against the backdrop of Mussolinï's politics, our investigation examines the complex, multifaceted ways the dictatorship has been portrayed in fiction and cinema. Our research will require the evaluation of written texts and films produced both during this period and after it. We will analyze some fundamentals of the fascist doctrine and the most prominent strategies through which Fascism succeeded in creating a popular consensus (i.e., social projects and sophisticated techniques of propaganda). Then we will proceed alternating the analysis of historical documents with literary and cinematic works authored by Moravia, Vittorini, and Fellini, among others.

The course examines the exceptional contribution of d'Annunzio to Italian literature as it moves from late nineteenth century symbolism to early twentieth century modernism. While all the genres illustrated by this prolific author will be sampled (newspaper article, short story, drama, novel, narrative notebook, memoir, private letter, critical and political essay, diary), special attention will be paid to his poetry. Lectures in English, texts in Italian.

Addresses women writers working in Italy from the postwar period to the 1990s. Analyzes the historical novel, fantastic fiction, and autobiography. Against the backdrop of the critical debate on the literary canon, explores the specificity of women's writing and the way these articulated their difference by subverting and altering dominant literary codes. In Italian.

Italian poetry of the second half of the twentieth century from the end of the war to our days gives life to one of the most remarkable poetic cultures in international literature. The course will study the relationships that poetic texts entertain with their author's ideas about poetry (their poetics) on the one hand and developments in society at large on the other hand. Attention will also be paid to English translations. Starting with some important collections from the Forties (by Cesare Pavese and Umberto Saba), we will move to the neo-avantgarde and neo-realism, and to individual figures like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Amelia Rosselli, etc. Lectures in English, texts in Italian; open also to comparative literature students who can read Italian with the help of translations.

This course continues the analysis of Venice as the locus of myth, anti-myth, and the degradation of myth, and it also continues the discussion of the dialectic between the public and private dimensions. However, this course is autonomous and independent from ITAL G4490 "A stray Branch of Laurel: Venice and Literary Modernity." This course's perspective is concerned with the development from Late Romanticism to Symbolism, to Modernism, and on the contemporary scene. Among other elements, Venice will be considered as a case study for revisiting the widely used notion of the "floating signifier."Authors read in the course include John Ruskin, the brothers Boito, Henry James, Ezra Pound, Gabriele d' Annunzio, F.T. Marinetti, Thomas Mann, Daphne du Maurier, Giuseppe Berto, and Pier Maria Pasinetti. The readings are integrated with film screenings. Additional elements of the course include: a concise bibliography, critical essays, and guest speakers.

The course will examine the foundations of modern drama and stage representation by analysing Luigi Pirandello's plays and theoretical works in close comparison with the major authors and drama theorists of the XIX century, including Bertolt Brecht, August Strinberg, and Jean Genet.

Prerequisite for W1002: HNGR W1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to the basic structures of the Hungarian language. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.

Lecture and lab. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite for V1102: ITAL V1101 or the equivalent. Introduction to Italian grammar, with emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Lab: hours to be arranged.

Limited enrollment. Same course as ITAL V1101-V1102. Prerequisite for W1102: ITAL W1101 or the equivalent.

Limited enrollment. No previous knowledge of Italian required. An intensive course that covers two semesters of elementary Italian in one, and prepares students to move into Intermediate Italian. Grammar, reading, writing, and conversation. May be used to fulfill the language requirement only if followed by an additional two (2) semesters of Italian language. ITAL V1201-V1202, or ITAL V1203 and ITAL V3333, V3334, V3335, or V3336, for a total of three(3) semesters of Italian Language.

Prerequisite for W1201: HNGR W1202 or the equivalent. Prerequisite for W1201: HNGR W1201 or the equivalent. Further develops a student's knowledge of the Hungarian language. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.

Prerequisites: For V1201: ITAL V1102 W1102 or the equivalent; for V1202: ITAL V1201 or W1201 or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Limited enrollment. A review of grammar, intensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural material. Lab: hours to be arranged. ITAL V1202 fulfils the basic foreign language requirement and prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature.

Prerequisites: For W1201: ITAL V1102 W1102 or the equivalent; for W1202: ITAL V1201 or W1201 or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Same course as ITAL V1201-V1202. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite for W1202: ITAL W1201 or the equivalent.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1102 or the equivalent.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1102 or equivalent, with a grade of B+ or higher. Limited enrollment. An intensive course that covers two semesters of intermediate Italian in one, and prepares students for advanced language and literature study. Grammar, reading, writing, and conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural materials. This course may be used to fulfill the language requirement if preceded by both V1101 and V1102. Students who wish to use this course for the language requirement, and previously took Intensive Elementary, are also required to take at least one of the following: ITAL V3333, V3334, V3335, or V3336, for a total of three (3) semesters of Italian Language.

Prerequisites: ITAL W1112 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor.

Recommended parallel: ITAL V1201-V/W1202 or W1201-W1202. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Intensive practice in the spoken language, assigned topics for class discussions, and oral reports.

Prerequisites: ITAL W1222 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Recommended parallel: ITAL V3335-V3336

Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Practice in the spoken language through assigned topics on contemporary Italian culture.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1202 or W1202 or the equivalent.
If you did not take Intermediate Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.

Written and oral self-expression in compositions and oral reports on a variety of topics; grammar review. Required for majors and concentrators.

Students will develop advanced language competence while analyzing and discussing Italian film comedies and their reflection of changing Italian culture and society. Films by Monicelli, Germi, Moretti, Wertmuller, Soldini and others. ITAL V3335 is a prerequisite.

Prerequisite for W3340: HNGR W1201 or the equivalent. Prerequisite for W3341: HNGR W3340 or the equivalent. W3340 focuses on the more complex syntactic/semantic constructions in addition to vocabulary enrichment. Readings in literature, oral presentations, translations, and essays serve to enhance the grammatical material. W3341 has an emphasis on rapid and comprehensive reading of academic materials. In addition to weekly readings, oral presentations and written essays serve to improve flulency in all aspects of Hungarian.

Prerequisites: ITAL V3336 or the equivalent and instructor's permission.

Students read short texts, analyze the anatomy of an Italian essay, observe and practice sophisticated sentence structures, solidify their knowledge and usage of Italian grammar, and expand their vocabulary. After discussing and analyzing examples of contemporary prose, students will integrate the structures and vocabulary they have acquired into their own writing.

Prerequisites: ITAL V1202 or W1202 or the equivalent.

V3334-V3333 is the basic course in Italian literature. V3334: Authors and works from the Cinquecento to the present. Taught in Italian.

Experiments and analyses of translations, especially from literary texts, from English into Italian and from Italian into English. Classroom discussion of aspects of the translation process, and of the general interpretation of the translated texts. Each student will keep a "Translation Notebook." In Italian

Prerequisites: Reading knowledge of Italian.

A year-long course in which the "Commedia" is read over two consecutive semesters; students can register for the first, the second, or both semesters. This course offers a thorough grounding in the entire text and an introduction to the complexities of its exegetical history. Attention not only to historical and theological issues, but also to Dante's mimesis, his construction of an authorial voice that generations of readers have perceived as "true," and the critical problems that emerge when the virtual reality created in language has religious and theological pretensions. Lectures in English, text in Italian; examinations require the ability to translate Italian.

*ITALIAN MAJORS AND ITALIAN DEPT GRADUATE STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR SECTION 001* A year-long course in which the "Commedia" is read over two consecutive semesters; students can register for one or both semesters. This course offers a thorough grounding in the entire text and an introduction to the complexities of its exegetical history. Attention not only to historical and theological issues, but also to Dante's mimesis, his construction of an authorial voice that generations of readers have perceived as "true," and the critical problems that emerge when the virtual reality created in language has religious and theological pretensions. Lectures in English, examinations in English; students who can follow lectures with the help of translations but who cannot manage the Italian should register for this section.

An in-depth study of Italy's two major romance epics, Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato and Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, in their literary and historical contexts. Topics include creative imitation, genre,allegory, ideology, and politics. Attention will also be given to the place of these two texts in the global history of the epic.

Against the backdrop of the heated critical debate on the boundaries and limitations of the autobiographical genre, this course addresses the modern and contemporary tradition of autobiographical writings, focusing in particular (but not exclusively) on exploring and positing the potential difference between male and female autobiographers. More specifically, we will question the adequacy of the traditional model of autobiographical selfhood based on the assumption of unified, universal, exemplary and transcendent self to arrive at an understanding of women's autobiography. Topics to be addressed include: the crisis of the subject, "je est un autre", the "man" with a movie camera, strategies of concealment and disclosures. Authors to be studied include: D'Annunzio, Pirandello, Svevo, Fellini, Moretti, Ortese, Ginzburg, Manzini, Cialente, Ramondino. In Italian

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, the founder of Futurism (arguably the first great avant-garde movement in modern European literature), is also one of the most remarkable writers of the Italian 20th century in his own terms. The course will explore Marinetti's basic contribution to modern Italian literature. Available editions as well as the typescripts of forthcoming books will be used. Marinetti's epoch-making contribution will also be studied in a comparative European and American context. Lectures in English, most texts in Italian, some in French; open also to comparative literature students who can read Italian and French with the help of translations.

This seminar examines what can be considered a tremendous Italian diversity. Italy is a multicultural society, not only because of the flow of immigrants throughout the most recent decades, but also because of a too often neglected historical, cultural, linguistic and political 'inner' diversity. Linguistic minorities, religious groups, cultural enclaves, 'nomadic' cultures, immigrants & refugees, and border residents are the main focus of this course. The seminar will also analyze how these differences constructively cohabitate or how they can represent sources of conflict; it will provide examples of either peaceful pluralism or of conflictual social friction. Videos that can be watched on the computer and alternative readings for those fluent in Italian will be assigned. There are no pre-requisites for this course.

The course examines some of the most important novels that belong to Italy's period of major social and economic transformations. Only after WWII Italy finally becomes a modern nation, i.e. a republic based on truly universal suffrage, and an industrialized country. Such accelerated progress, though,causes deep social instability and mobility which obviously results in heavy psychological pressures on the people: adaptation becomes crucial and inevitable. Fiction therefore resumes the task to represent such awkwardness of integration into a modern bourgeois society that, contrarily to its European and American counterpart, is extremely tentative and insecure per se, since it's political identity has extremely precarious grounds. Among other authors, primary readings include Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard and Italo Calvinos's If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. Primary Readings in Italian

Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti and other Italian filmmakers challenged modes of film production in vogue in the 1940s and 1950s, both in theoretical and practical terms. This course will analyze both the feature films and the theoretical writings of such directors as those mentioned and others, in order to investigate the modes of representation of reality in the immediate postwar years, their relation to the identity of the newborn Italian Republic, and their significance in post-WWII filmmaking. All readings and lectures in English; Films in Italian or French, with English subtitles.