Medieval Europe
HIST 201
Fall 2006
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 204 |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
This course provides an introduction to the European Middle Ages, and is recommended prior to more advanced work. It covers Western Europe from the end of the Roman republic and the rise of Christianity to the eve of the Protestant Reformation (so to circa 1500). A central theme will be the place and function of religions in Rome, then in the political formations that followed it. Every fourth class will be devoted to a discussion of the primary sources. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HIST-MN)(HIST)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
C. W. Hollister, MEDIEVAL EUROPE (McGraw Hill) -- optional
Thomas Aquinas, ON LAW, MORALITY, AND POLITICS (Hackett)
Virgil, THE AENEID, tr. Robert Fitzgerald (Vintage)
Anonymous, BEOWULF, tr. Michael Alexander (Penguin)
Brian Tierney, THE CONFLICT OF CHURCH AND STATE (Toronto)
Anonymous, THE SONG OF ROLAND, tr. Glyn Burgess (Penguin)
Machiavelli, THE PRINCE (Norton edition)
Chrétien, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES, tr. W. W. Kibler (Penguin)
Barbara H. Rosenwein, SHORT HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES, READING THE MIDDLE AGES: SOURCES FROM EUROPE, BYZANTIUM, AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
A reader of primary sources
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Examinations and Assignments:
1 mid-term exam; 1 final; 2 papers. |
| Instructor(s): Miller,Kathryn A. Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 50 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 10 | FR: 20 |
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