375/Germ. 375/Rel. 375. Celtic and Nordic Mythology. (3). (HU).
See Religion 375. (Beck)
402. Late Medieval Period. (3). (HU).
Late Medieval Period: Medieval Masterpieces in Translation. A study
of representative works of French and Spanish Medieval Literature. Class
format will include lectures on the cultural background of the Middle Ages, and discussions of the texts themselves. We will read Chanson de Roland
and Poema de Mio Cid, selected pieces from Chrétien de Troyes'
romances, Roman de la Rose, Libro de Buen Amor, and Amadis
de Gaula. (All works will be available in translation). Requirements:
active participation in class discussion, two 5-page papers and a final
examination. (Vaquero)
404. The Northern Renaissance. (3). (HU).
Northern Renaissance: Images of Folly. This course will examine literary
masterworks of the Northern Renaissance with substantial samplings from the drama and visual arts of the period. Leitmotif for the course
will be the figure of the Fool, a persona who came into unusual prominence
in the 16th century and moreover served as a major link between the concerns
of the Northern Humanists and those of popular culture. A focus upon the
mutual influences of "high" and "low," official and folk cultures will be maintained throughout the course. While major events
and trends of the 16th century will be reviewed (Luther's career, Peasants'
War of 1525, Revolt of the Netherlands, etc.), some background in Early
Modern European history would be beneficial. Principal texts: The Ship
of Fools, Sebastain Brant; The Praise of Folly, Erasmus (with
some of the Colloquies); Utopia, Sir Thomas More; Letters
of Obscure Men, Ulrich von Hutten et al; Gargantua and Pantagruel,
Rabelais (at least two books); Til Eulenspiegel (Volksbuch). Visual
arts: select paintings of Bosch and Brueghel; early woodcuts of Dürer.
Dramatic texts (with optional scene-work): Pierre Pathelin and other
late medieval French farces; Shrovetide plays by Hans Sachs and Swiss Reformation
"agitprop" and John Skelton's political Morality Play, Magnificence.
Secondary reading will focus on the literary/cultural criticism of Mikhail
Bakhtin and his recent respondents. Peter Burke's Popular Culture in
Early Modern Europe, and A.J. Krailsheimer's handbook, The Continental
Renaissance, 1500-1600, may also be required. (Walsh)
417/RC Humanities 417. Epic and Saga. (4). (HU).
See RC Humanities 417. (Clark)
445/Hist. of Art 445. Medieval Architecture. Hist. of Art 101 or permission of instructor. (3). (HU).
See History of Art 445. (Neagley)
446/Hist. of Art 446. The Courtly Arts of the High and Late Middle Ages. Hist. of Art 101 or 102; or permission of instructor. (3). (HU).
See History of Art 446. (Neagley)
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