ITAL 130

Italian Civilization: The Dialogue Form It's Origins and European Context

Focus on Italian civilization in a Mediterranean context. Allows students to develop a critical understanding of the dialogue in the context of Italian and Western Civilization, from its origins in Ancient Egypt and Greece, to its flowering in the Renaissance and its return during the Enlightenment, to its endurance in modern times. Issues emphasized are philosophical and literary movements in their historical contexts. Socratic dialogue and other related genres, the dialogue as a typical Renaissance form with a variety of perspectives (feminine, poetic, satirical, etc.) the Enlightenment thinkers in Italy and France and their modern heritage are studied. Taught in English.

Units: 3.0