Courses

Spring 2018

Castiglione and the Italian Renaissance Court

, 3 pts, GU4086

CASTIGLIONE & THE ITALIAN REN

Focus on Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier as educational treatise, philosophical meditation, sociopolitical document, and book of courtly manners; other courtly writings of the period, from Della Casa’s Galateo to Ariosto’s Satires to Bembo’s Asolani. Lectures in English; text in Italian, although comparative literature students who can follow with the help of translations are welcome.

Section Number
001
Call Number
65456
Day, Time & Location
W 2:10pm-4:00pm 617B Hamilton Hall
Instructor
Jo Ann Cavallo
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