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Italian Literary Masterpieces in Translation + Schedule

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The Museo Italo Americano is pleased to offer courses on Italian history and literature viewed through Italian masterpieces translated into English beginning with great books about Sicily. This course will be taught in English on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Session runs January 10 through February 28, 2013

Sicily in Translation – The Leopard by Giuseppe di Lampedusa

Part 1 – May 1860 – A historic view of Italian unification. Meet Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina 

Part 2 - August 1860 – The Salina family moves to their summer residence. Arrival of nephew Tancredi, an officer in Garibaldi’s army,

Part 3 – October 1860 – The new politics and class upheaval. Tancredi falls in love.

Part 4 – November 1860 – Aristocratic tradition and the new reality.

Part 5 – February 1861 – Religion and the new reality.

Part 6 - November 1862 – The Grand Ball

Part 7 – July 1883 – Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, becomes ill

Part 8 – Remembering the past and looking towards the future

 Members – $175.00
Non-members – $ 225.00
 
 
 

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