ITAL 240

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss

Credit: 3 hours.

The development of Medieval Italian civilization in a literary context from the Sicilian School of love poetry to the early Renaissance in Florence; lectures and readings are in English.

Same as CWL 240 and MDVL 240.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ITAL 240 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			53944	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	162 Noyes Laboratory	Chiarantini, L Stoppino, E	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: The Foul and the Fragrant This course will provide an introduction to the medieval and early renaissance literature of Italy from the point of view of education: we will explore topics such as the formation of manners, the creation of ideals of civility, the representation of chivalric behaviors. We will focus on the education of the perfect poet, the perfect wife and the perfect nun; on the upbringing of the perfect lady and the perfect courtier, the care and grooming of the courtly body, and the rejection of the lower bodily functions. In English.