5 Wednesdays (first class meeting will be April 12), 9-10:50am, Girvetz 1108
Enrollment Code: 53348
Tragic events are the pivots around which the fascinating and little known Icelandic literary tradition weaves its masterpieces. This course intends to show how these themes evolve from the Middle Ages to the year 2003 and how they relate to the culture of one of Europe's peripheries, by analyzing Iceland's most significant prose, poetry and film production.
Professor Viola Miglio, Spanish and Portuguese, research interest is mainly in linguistics, but also has a degree in Icelandic language and literature from the University of Iceland. She also does research on Icelandic medieval and modern literature as well as language. Professor Miglio teaches linguistics courses, linguistics approaches to translation, as well as a course on Celtic influences on Galititian literature.
