Course Schedule

Week Dates Readings Assignments/due
1 8/26 Introduction to the course Ice-breaking activity (8/25)

https://huntercollege68.padlet.org/sp1122/Fall2021
2 8/31

 

 Dante, Life and works

 

 Reading: Introduction in The Divine Comedy
9/2 Inferno 1-2
3 9/9 Inferno 3-4 Collaborative post (8/8)
4 9/14 Inferno 5, 10
5 9/21 Inferno 25, 26
9/23 Inferno 32-33 Draft post 1 (9/25)
6 9/28 Inferno 34
9/30 Purgatorio 1, 16 Post 1 (10/3) 1
7 10/5 Purgatorio 30, Paradiso 33
10/7 Petrarch, Life and works, “Letters to Posterity,” “The Ascent of Mount Ventoux” The Italian Renaissance Reader, 1-21
8 10/12 Petrarch, Selected poems from the Canzoniere (1, 3, 16, 35, 50, 61, 81, 90, 122, 126) The Italian Renaissance Reader, 22-46

 
10/14 Midterm (in-class)
9 10/19 Petrarch, Selected poems from the Canzoniere (129, 134, 156, 159, 189, 271, 272, 310) The Italian Renaissance Reader, 47-59
10/21 Boccaccio, Life and works, Preface, Introduction The Italian Renaissance Reader, 60-79

Post 2 on Petrarca (due on 10/23)
10 10/26 Decameron, Intro, Day 1 (Intro, stories 1-3) The Italian Renaissance Reader, 79-95
10/28 Decameron, Day 1 (4-5), Day 2 (5) The Italian Renaissance Reader, 96-109

Stories 1.5 and 2.5 are to be read online on Decameron Web.
11 11/2 Decameron, Day 3 (9), Day 4 (intro, 1) The Italian Renaissance Reader, 110-132
11/4 Decameron, Day 4 (5, 9), Day 5 (8) Read from Decameron Web.
12 11/9 Decameron, Day 6 (7), Day 8 (3, 6)
11/11 Decameron, Day 10 (3, 10) Post 3 (due Nov. 12)
13 11/16 Conclusion on Boccaccio (reread stories) Maraviglioso Boccaccio
11/18 Angela da Foligno (selection from Memorial) and Catherine of Siena For Angela da Foligno see BB.For Caterina’s letters, follow these links: T255, T278.

Post 4 (due on Nov. 22)
14 11/23 The concept of Renaissance; Machiavelli, Life and works The Prince (from Introduction to Dedication), follow this link.
15 11/30 The Prince,

ch. 6, 7, 8, 15, 16

 Topic of your final paper
15 12/2 The Prince, ch. 17 , 18, 25, 26 Post 5
16 12/7 Presentations Outline final paper due for peer review
12/9 Presentations/Conclusions Draft final paper
12/14 Reading day
12/21 Final exam (8-10.15 am)
12/22 Final papers due
12/27 Final grades due