ALL assignments are DUE before class. NO credit for late work.

READ the sonnet   S'i' fosse foco (or translation) by Cecco Angiolieri
Watch the video immediately below.

READ Tre cose solamente (Only Three Things) by Cecco Angiolieri

 

General culture
Watch the video about San Marino THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

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WRITING

1) Based on the content of S'i' fosse foco, is Cecco the kind of person you would like to spend time with? For instance an evening in a bar? Or dinner out with friends? Or invite him home to meet your parents? Is his outrageous attitude amusing? Or scary? Or what else?

2) The De Andre' version of S'i' fosse foco: what is your opinion about the tune. Does it work with the lyrics? And the voice? Does it render the mood of the poem?

3) Tre cose solamente: compared to S'i' fosse foco, which one do you think is more successful at communicating its message?

IMPLICIT IN EVERY QUESTION IS AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION:  WHY?

4) The video on San Marino focuses on one main theme. Do you find this interpretation of San Marino's history well argued? Can you relate to this IDEOLOGY [by the way, how do you define ideology?]