Topic: Pleasures and Appetites in Renaissance Literature and Twentieth-Century Film
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9:35am-10:25am | MWF | Callaway Center N204 | Doubler, Catherine. | FWRT. | 4 | 4195 | TBA. |
Content: From Rabelais? tales of the feasting giant Pantagruel to John Donne?s ecstatic religious poetry, pleasure and appetite are crucial themes of Renaissance prose, poetry and drama. Students in this course will look at how Renaissance writers expressed sexual, gustatory, and religious pleasure and will also explore how these three types of pleasure often intersected. Moreover, students will investigate how these overlapping pleasures remain an intriguing topic for many of the world?s best filmmakers.
Texts may include: Rabelais? Gargantua and Pantagruel, poetry by Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, George Herbert, and John Donne, Margaret Cavendish?s The Convent of Pleasure, drama by Pietro Aretino. Films may include Tucci?s Big Night, Buñuel?s L?Age D?Or, and Fellini?s Satyricon.
Particulars: Four essays incorporating close reading of the texts, with the last paper incorporating research. Informal weekly writing and a class presentation will also be assigned.
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