Discuss the depiction of Risorgimento in 19th and 20th century Italian culture as presented by Verdi/Solera’s Nabucco (1841) or Lampedusa’s The Leopard (1958) and/or Visconti’s The Leopard (1963), focusing on ONE of the following: fictional or historical characters, specific historical events, social classes, gender, generations, fashion. topic chosen: How is history represented in Lampedusa's The Leopard and in Visconti’s film?Discuss the depiction of Risorgimento in 19th and 20th century Italian culture as presented by Verdi/Solera’s Nabucco (1841) or Lampedusa’s The Leopard (1958) and/or Visconti’s The Leopard (1963), focusing on ONE of the following: fictional or historical characters, specific historical events, social classes, gender, generations, fashion. topic chosen: How is history represented in Lampedusa's The Leopard and in Visconti’s film?

Rules: Paper 1 must be of 3 pages (900/1000 words) on one of the following topics. The paper must be typed, double-spaced (1 inch margins, 12-point type/normal-sized font). WORD FORMAT! Please do not waste paper with a cover page. Simply start the paper with your name and last name (only) and the title. Use at least 2 primary references (opera, novel or film) and 2 secondary references (Readings or other critical essays). References must be cited: if you cite from The Leopard then please put page references in parentheses within the text. Ex: Lampedusa describes the Prince “…” (135). You must identify each quotation —be it an internet site, an encyclopedia entry, a dictionary, a reference manual, etc.— within the text and by mentioning it in the Works Cited at the end of the paper.   Response Papers will be graded according to the following rubric: form: organization of thoughts, clarity of expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation, stylistics. content: logic, clearly stated and developed thesis/position in the introductory lines of the essay, clear progression of thought/argument, persuasiveness of argument, originality of thought.    literary analysis: critical reading of textual examples (versus general “listing” of quotes), analytical insight, originality of reading. conclusion (“the bigger picture”): in the final lines of your essay, clearly state how your thesis/position, supported by your textual examples, elucidates an aspect of Italian theatre culture (political, socio-historical, etc.).