The Art and Culture of Sicily May 8, 2012

For intending tourists and armchair travellers, this course provides an overview of the places, history, art, and architecture of Sicily a spectacular island where one of the most dramatic and complicated cultures of the Mediterranean has been shaped by invaders and settlers, who include the ancient Greeks, the Arabs, and the Normans. We take illustrated tours of the main towns and tourist sites with in depth, interactive discussion of history and culture, including the ancient Greek settlements, the rise of the Baroque after the devastating earthquakes of 1693, and recent social and political history. Sicily has a special place in the history of western literature. The course explores the representation of Sicily in literature and film from Homer to Visconti, and accounts of Sicily by other travellers from Goethe and D. H. Lawrence to contemporary tourist guides. Details of this event may be subject to change. Please visit http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/course/stra for more information or to register.

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