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Santa Reparata International School of Art Course Syllabus

Semester: Spring 2020 Course Title: : Italy and the Grand Tour SRISA Course Number: Maryville Course Number: Credits: 3, Contact Hours: 45 Meeting times: Tuesdays-Thursdays 1:00-2:20pm Location: Main Campus, Piazza Indipendenza, room 202 Instructor: Professor Lorenzo Pubblici Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 055 4627374 #7 Office Hours: Mondays 9:00-11:00am

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is structured in order to guide the student in the history of pre-unification Italy, seen through the eyes of foreign travelers. Exponents of an educated and trained elite these young people traveled to improve their preparation and to weld it to the classical tradition, so dear to the ruling class of the time. The student will see Italy at the time, its artistic and historical heritage, its people and, at the same time, will perform a coherent path in the English literature of the pre-.

2. CONTENT INTRODUCTION

Between 1816 and 1817, Wolfgang Goethe published the memoire of the travel he did in Italy between 1786 and 1788. The book soon became the manifesto of a generation, the generation of young aristocrats eager to travel around Europe and learn as much as possibile “on the field”. The early 1800’s was the dawn of a new era, marked by the decline of aristocracy and the rise of the middle class. But it was a time strongly influenced by new classicism; the re-discovery of the ancient treasures was part of every good family boy. Italy represented the cradle of the ancient civilization and its later medieval revival: the Rinascimento. Rome, Pompeii and became the goal of young artists. While Europe was going through this epochal change, was becoming the greatest world power. During the Victorian age, the English literary production reached highest peaks. The young English aristocrats travelled all over Europe, and especially in Italy. The accounts they have left on the Bel Paese and on Florence in particular, are marvelous mixes of literary genius and love for the ancient civilizations.

3. PREREQUISITES

A sincere interest into English Literature and/or into pre-modern Italian history.

4. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES This course aims to track, through the reading and the analysis of the most remarkable English literary works written by that generation, the experience of the Grand Tour and the social and cultural atmosphere of those years.

The students will be guided in the discovery and understanding of early Italy and will be taught the analysis of original literary texts (, memoire books, poems) by the instructor. Furthermore, they will be given the instruments to get oriented in one of the most interesting period of world literature.

5. REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS

Students are required to take notes from class and will find assignments and reading on the SRISA website in the MySRISA section. Only registered students can access this section. To obtain your login credentials please ask the professor.

Timeline: Students may find a timeline of the period treated here.

Textbooks:

The reference text for the course is E. Bohls e I. Duncan, Travel Writing 1700-1830: An Anthology, Oxford University Press, 2005. A. General on the historical period (in order of relevance)

• C. De Seta, Italy in the Mirror of the Grand Tour (in Italian), Rizzoli, Milan 2014. • E. Chaney, The Evolution of the Grand Tour: Anglo-Italian Cultural Relations since the Renaissance, Frank Cass, London-Portland 1998; 2000. • E. Chaney ed., The Evolution of English Collecting, Yale University Press, New Haven- London 2003. • C. Hibbert, The Grand Tour, Thames Methuen, London 1987. • G. Trease, The Grand Tour, Yale University Press, New Haven 1991. • Andrew Wilton and Maria Bignamini, Grand Tour: The Lure of Italy in the Eighteenth- Century, London 1996. • J. Burke, «The Grand Tour and the Rule of Taste » in Studies in the Eighteenth Century, ANUP, Canberra 1968, pp. 231–250. • J. Buzard, «The Grand Tour and after (1660-1840) » in The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing. • E. Chaney, The Grand Tour and the Great Rebellion: Richard Lassels and 'The Voyage of Italy' in the seventeenth century, CIRVI, Geneve-Turin, 1985. • P. Fussell, «The Eighteenth Century and the Grand Tour », The Norton Book of Travel, 1987.

B. Subject and authors • Montaigne and the “discovery” of Italy • Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz: Diario da Napoli • D.A.F. De Sade: 1770’s Rome and Pious VI • : Rome, and Florence • W. Goethe: Palermo and Ballarò • and the 1820’s Riots • M. Shelley: Personal Tragedy and the Italian Risorgimento • H. Melville and Naples • and Garibaldi • The myth of Pompeii • The British community in 19th century Naples: Pitloo, Turner, Corot, Stendhal, Shelley, Keats, , Andersen, Ruskin, Dickens, Falubert, Melville.

C. Readings • Excerpts from Trip to Italy, Montaigne’s Travel Journal, ed. by F. Rigolot, Oxford 2015. • Excerpts from Italien, 2 vols, Benoit 1788. • Mozart in Italy (Letters, Penguin 2007) • I. Bloch, Marquis de Sade: His Life and Works, Minerva 2002; M. Vukosic Zorica, Sade in Italy-Travle and the Baroque, 2015; D. Matteini, Sade in Italy: Deconsecrating Art, 2016. • M. Turner, Stendhal in Italy, 1960; R. Casillo, Stendhal and Italy, 2011; Bottacin, Stendhal, Italy the voyage, 2004. • Goethe, Voyage to Italy any edition; C. De Seta, Italy in the mirror of the Grand Tour in Italian. • Letters from Italy, 1983; D.S. Odgen, Byron, Italy, and the poetics of liberal imperialism, 2000; P. Quennel, Byron in Italy 1941; M. Pala, The Garden of the World: Byron and the Geography of Italy, 2017. • The Journal of Mary Shelley 1814-1844; The Letters of Shelley:" A part of the elect.” ed. by B.T. Bennett; E. Marino, M. Shelley and Italy in Italian 2011. • D. Berthold, American Risorgimento: Herman Melville and the Cultural Politics of Italy, 2009; N. Wright, Herman Melville and the Muse of Italy 1975. • Memories of Garibaldi in Italian.

NOTE: 1. Not all of these books are available at the school’s library. Handouts will be given by the instructor at the beginning of class when necessary.

2. Further readings will be required and indicated by the professor in class and individually according to the student’s interests.

3. The primary sources used and discussed in class will be available online two weeks before the beginning of the course.

6. GRADING POLICY AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES

Your final grade will be based on the following percentages: 20% Attendance/Class participation 20% Mid-term paper 20% Mid-term exam 20% Final Paper 20% Final exam

The following grading system will be observed: A Excellent 4.0 (grade points awarded) 95% percentage of 100% A- 3.7 (90% to 94%) B+ 3.3 (87% to 89%) B Above Average 3.0 (83% to 86%) B- 2.7 (80% to 82%) C+ 2.3 (77% to 80%) C Average 2.0 (73% to 76%) C- 1.7 (70% to 72%) D Below Average 1.0 (60% to 69%) F Failure 0.0 (59% and below) W Withdrawal 0.0

7. PLAGIARISM AND COPYING SRISA severally condemns ignorant plagiarism and copying during examinations. Any student that makes use of words or ideas taken from another person’s work without properly citing credit for the specific purpose of deceiving their professor will receive an automatic “F” on that assignment or exam. Should the offense be repeated, the student will receive an automatic “F” in the class.

8. EXAMS

There is a Mid-term Test and a Final Exam for this course.

No make-ups are allowed for the exams and the dates of the exams CANNOT be changed for any reason. If a student misses the Final exam, the final grade will be an “F”.

Mid-term Test (20% of final grade)

The exam will last one hour. It will consist of 10 specific essay questions about the assigned readings and the lectures. Final Exam (20 % of final grade) The exam will last one hour. It will consist of 10 specific essay questions about the assigned readings and the lectures. If you need to consult with the instructor on any academic question, it is possible to do so by appointment – this should be set up the week before.

Guidelines for Final Paper (20% of final grade) The length of the paper should be a minimum of 8 pages and a maximum of 12. A full bibliography must be included at the end of the paper. Web sites consulted should also be cited.

All direct quotations from published sources should be acknowledged in your text immediately following the quotation. This is to avoid any inadvertent plagiarism.

All papers should be handed personally to the instructor before the final exam review session. If you need to consult with the instructor on anything relating to the final papers (or indeed on any academic question) it is possible to do so by appointment – this should be set up the week before. In the week preceding exams – both mid-term and finals – ‘Office Hours’ will be held at a time and place to be announced.

9. ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR POLICY

Students are required to attend all classes. If you miss class without an excused absence your grade will be lowered by one letter grade for each unexcused absence. If you are ill you should obtain a doctor's note in order to receive an excused absence. Missing more than four classes will result in an “F” on your transcript.

• Excused absences require a doctor's note or a written note from the Director. • Tardiness: After 20 minutes into class time, students are considered absent. • Students who leave 20 minutes before class time ends will be considered absent. • Arriving in class unprepared to work is considered an unexcused absence. • The use of cellular phones is prohibited during class time. • Using your cell phones, iPods, laptop or the computers is prohibited during class- time, unless it relates to an assignment. • Students are expected to participate in class, act responsibly, and behave properly while on the school premises. • Classrooms are to be left in order and clean. • Students must take care of equipment and materials and promptly report any damage and/or loss. Students are expected to participate in class, act responsibly, and behave properly while on the school premises. Classrooms are to be left in order and clean. Students must take care of equipment and materials and promptly report any damage and/or loss.

10. COURSE CALENDAR ______I: Jan 21-23 Introduction: The concept of Gran Tour The Origin: Between Enthusiasm and Criticism

______II: Jan 28-30 An insoluble discrepancy: The ideal country of the pilgrim and the real country of the traveller John Evelyn (1620-1706): The crossing of the (1646)

______III: Feb 4-6 Centre to Periphery: The centrality of Rome Erasmus and the debate on Italy P.O. Kristeller, Erasmus from an Italian Perspective pdf below

______IV: Feb 11-13 The Golden Age: Before and after the Grand Siècle Tourism before tourism Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), Letters pdf below

______V: Feb 18-20 Edward Gibbon (1737-1784) and the “discovery” of Ancient Rome Lawrence Sterne (1713-1768): Sentiment vs Reason A sentimental journey through France and Italy (1768)

______VI: Feb 25-27 Voltaire and Italy Cesare Beccaria and the debate on death penalty M. Dawes, On Crimes and Punishments 1882 pdf below

______Tuesday 3 March: Midterm Review ______Thursday 5 March: Midterm Exam ______7-15 March: Spring Break

______VII: March 17-19 : The sentimental discovery of Italy G.G. Byron (1788-1824) Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

______VII: March 24-26 Percy B. Shelley The and Italy Percy and Mary; Percy, Mary, and Byron Importance of Shelley

______IX: March 31-April 2 The “Keats miracle” Keats Legacy

______X: April 7-9 Mary Shelley: The Big Bang of Romantic literature on Italy (1819)

______XI: April 14-16 The Discovery of the Italian People English tourists and the Italian Risorgimento: the Garibaldi mania

______April 21 Epilogue Death of Gran Tour and birth of Italy The modern legacy of the Gran Tour

______April 23 Final Review Final Papers must be handed in ______April 28 Final Exam

11. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS SRISA strives to foster an all-inclusive learning environment that best caters to its students’ needs. While faculty frequently work one-on-one with students, there are some situations in which special accommodations are required. Should a student have any academic accommodations regarding test taking or otherwise, they must present an official letter from their home University to the SRISA Director within the first week of class stating the accommodations.

12. DISCLAIMER

This Syllabus may be amended as the course proceeds. You will be notified of any changes.