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Academic Year 2004/2005
The Italian Renaissance
COL 106 SP
What was the Italian Renaissance? Who brought it about and why? Whom did it excite and whom did it exclude? What were its lasting consequences? The Italian Renaissance is a contested historical moment today: Was it a
secular philosophy celebrating the individual or a public relations campaign benefiting the ruling powers of church and state? This seminar looks at the origins of the concept of the Renaissance and then seeks answers
to
these questions in the society and culture of Renaissance Italy (1300-1600) itself. Italian thinkers and artists responded to a variety of pressures and opportunities in these centuries; we will analyze the literary,
philosophical,
and artistic works of the Italian Renaissance in their historical context.
MAJOR READINGS
Some secondary sources, but mainly primary sources (historical, literary and philosophical) including:
Machiavelli, THE PRINCE
Machiavelli, MANDRAGOLA
Plato, THE SYMPOSIUM
K. Bartlett, THE CIVILIZATION OF THE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: A
SOURCEBOOK
E. Cochrane & J. Kirshner, READINGS IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION, VOL. 5 THE RENAISSANCE
B. Kohl and A. Smith, eds., MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
3-4 page bi-weekly papers, active participation in discussion.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Attendance and participation in class discussion.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Nussdorfer,Laurie
- Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: BTFDC210;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)
- SR. major: X Jr. major: X
- SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: 15
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Writing
- FYI: FYI Seminar
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