Medieval Europe
HIST 201
Fall 2008
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 204 |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
This introductory lecture course is the first of three that cover the history of Europe from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period. This course is a history of European politics, culture, and institutions from roughly 300 through 1520, moving from the disintegration of the Roman Empire to the disintegration of Catholic Europe. Within this chronological framework we shall focus on the creation of nations and government; the growth and crises of papal-dominated Christianity - its crusades and its philosophy; the rise and role of the nobility and the knight; masculinity and gender relations; the crises of the later Middle Ages, including the Black Death, heresy, and mysticism, all of which contributed to the beginnings of the Renaissance and the Reformation, developments that ended the medieval period. |
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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
Thomas Aquinas, ON LAW, MORALITY, AND POLITICS (Hackett)
Chrétien, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES, tr. W. W. Kibler (Penguin)
Einhard and Notker, TWO LIVES OF CHARLEMAGNE
Christine de Pizan, THE CITY OF LADIES
Froissart, CHRONICLES
RULE OF ST BENEDICT
Snorri Sturluson, KING HARALD'S SAGA
LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE
Dante, THE DIVINE COMEDY
Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther, DISCOURSE ON FREE WILL
INTERNET MEDIEVAL SOURCEBOOK (selections)
Judith Bennett and CW Hollister. MEDIEVAL EUROPE. A SHORT HISTORY (optional)
Robin W. Winks and Teofilo F. Ruiz, MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND THE WORLD(optional), available on reserve
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Examinations and Assignments:
1 mid-term exam; 1 final; 1 or 2 papers. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Regular and timely class attendance is expected. No incompletes will be granted without the emergence of a serious medical condition. |
| Instructor(s): Shaw,Gary Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 50 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 10 | FR: 20 |
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