Study Italian Literature

italian literature

The literature course at Accademia Leonardo provides an interactive study of the classics of ancient and contemporary Italian literature. During the course, reading comprehension of passages from the works of Italian classics will be built by listening to the most significant passages of the works under study and by watching videos on the works studied.

Authors discussed:

  • Dante Divina commedia
  • Francesco Petrarca Canzoniere
  • Giovanni Boccaccio Il Decameron
  • Giacomo Leopardi l'Infinito
  • D'Annunzio La pioggia nel pineto
  • Dino Campana Canti Orfici
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini
  • Italo Calvino
  • Stefano Benni

Material distributed and/or used during the course: Summaries of the works and the writers, extracts from books, audio books, videos and transcripts.