| Unit name | Reading Renaissance Culture |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ITAL10026 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Lombardi |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
none |
| Co-requisites |
none |
| School/department | Department of Italian |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit aims to acquaint students with the political, institutional, and social framework of Renaissance Italy and the manner in which recent historiography has discussed the Renaissance as both period and cultural movement. The unit will focus attention upon specific genres of writing which came particularly to the fore in the wake of the classical revival (demonstrative rhetoric, epic, dialogue, etc., etc.) and the manner in which different scholars have chosen to characterise aspects of this period of cultural change as either continuity, revival, or decadence. Particular focus will be given to discussions concerning the Italian Renaissance's relation to European modernity.
