(Taught bilingually in English and Italian) An exploration of literary representations of love and sex in Medieval and Renaissance Italy. Writers studied include Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio. Other topics include politics, power, and success through the writings of Pietro Aretino, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Baldassare Castiglione, Lorenzo de’ Medici. Texts will be available in Italian and English.