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COL 106
The Italian Renaissance
COL 106 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 18 | 6 | Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
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 benefitting 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
M. Baxandall, PAINTING AND EXPERIENCE IN
FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALY
K. Bartlett, THE CIVILIZATION OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: A
SOURCEBOOK
B. Kohl and A. Smith, eds., MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Also, the writings of Petrarch, Boccaccio, Valla, Alberti,
Machiavelli, Cellini, and Michelangelo, among others.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short bi-weekly papers, final
paper (8 pp.), oral report.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Attendance and
participation in class discussion.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Nussdorfer, L
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 0, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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