This module is designed as an introduction to Italian language and literature for students from the English Department. Students study a selection of Italian poetry and prose alongside a beginners' language module (usually IT105). The module develops a broad understanding of the cultural movements which shaped Italian literary production in the twentieth century and is based on close readings of poems and short stories by Giuseppe Ungaretti, Eugenio Montale, Italo Calvino, Leonardo Sciascia, Primo Levi and Dacia Maraini. Parallel texts are used to explore the complexities of translation; there is a separate translation class in Term 3 to further develop students' sensitivity to the translation process.

No previous knowledge of Italian is needed as the course is for absolute beginners. However, we can accommodate students with an existing knowledge of Italian language by arrangement with Dr Caterina Sinibaldi (room H414, C dot Sinibaldi at warwick dot ac dot uk).