ITA 403 - Modern Italian Literature: The Early 1900s

1 semester, 3 Credits

An intensive survey of Italian literature from the beginning of the 1900s with Decadence and Futurism to the literature of the Fascist years in the 1940s. Attention will be paid especially to major writers such as Pirandello, Svevo, Ungaretti, and Montale. The course emphasizes the historical evolution of literary forms, themes, and genres. Prerequisites: ITA 321 and 322.