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ITAL 146 SC - Losers in Italian Literature


This course scrutinizes and reconsiders the concept of losing and its implications by analyzing fictional characters from the Italian short story tradition (from its origins to the twentieth century) who have been addressed as “perdenti, reietti, inetti vinti, sconfitti, and falliti” but who, in the end, have made history in literature by showing how getting lost, losing, and being defeated should carry no shame because, as Umberto Eco claimed, “losers are much more interesting than winners, since they invite the readers to find the reasons for their failure.” Course taught in Italian.

Prerequisite(s): ITAL044 SC  
Course Credit: 1.0


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