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ITLT 040 - (LT) Vice & Virtue: Dante to Machiavelli

Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
A study of the persistent preoccupation with sin and virtue and the concepts’ changing value and definition in Italian literature from the 13th to the 17th century. Students read recognized masterpieces by male and female authors, such as Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Colonna, Franco, Michelangelo and Machiavelli. All works are read and discussed in English.

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(Formerly Dante to Machiavelli: Vice and Virtue.)


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