Italian political and literary history course focusing on Machiavelli’s major publications and their meanings with regard to the cultural and political goals of the Renaissance in Italy.

Comparative Italian/American literature and culture course examining the differences between humoristic texts in Italian and American cultures.

Italian literature seminar tracing the history of the short story from its Italian origins through the twentieth century.

Special topics in Italian literature.

Special topics in Italian literature.

Graduate students fulfill their foreign language reading requirement with successful completion of the course. Undergraduates may take the course as an elective only.