2:30-3:45P     TR     BH347

A portion of the above section reserved for majors
Above section carries culture studies credit

This lecture course concentrates on the rebirth of literature,
history, moral philosophy, and the fine arts in Europe from about 1300
to 1600.  We shall first look at the economic and social causes and
context of this rebirth, with the development of Italian cities in the
later Middle Ages.  Next we shall take up the humanist movement and
new theories concerning education, economic activity, ethics,
politics, history, and the fine arts.  Toward the end of the course we
shall turn to the spread of the Renaissance to northern Europe.  The
course will focus on weekly reading assignments in primary sources
(merchants' diaries, humanist works, Machiavella, and others).  The
course will include a visit to the IU Art Museum and perhaps to the
Lilly Library.  Careful reading in primary sources is emphasized; a
map quiz, two short papers, two hourlies, and a final are required.