Spring 2019 - HUM 303 D100
The Latin Humanist Tradition (4)
Class Number: 5739
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 8, 2019: Tue, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
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Exam Times + Location:
Apr 11, 2019
Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
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Prerequisites:
45 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Studies in the writings of various Latin authors. Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
Of all the languages originating in Western Europe, only Latin can claim more than a thousand years of use as an international language of scholars and scientists. Its rise as a prestige language followed the growing power of Rome, beginning in antiquity with the first political expansions outside Latium and continuing well into the modern era. Alongside the vernacular literature of the Renaissance, Latin experienced its own rebirth in the Humanist movement. This course explores the interplay between Latin and vernacular literatures, their roots in the past, and their role in creating the Western canon (if any). With such a heavy topic, it is only fair to note that the most enduring Humanist writers, Erasmus and More, are read today in part for their humour. This course concentrates on the two men and their efforts to reform Catholic Europe without destroying it.
Grading
- Film Review 15%
- Midterm Exam 20%
- Paper Introduction (first two) 8%
- Multimedia Manifeso 20%
- Term paper 22%
- Participation 15%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Desiderius Erasmus, In Praise of Folly and Other Writings
ISBN: 978-0-393-95749-5
Thomas More, Utopia
ISBN: 978-0-393-93246-1
Francis Petrarch and Carol Quillen, The Secret
ISBN: 978-0312154380
Additional short works and excerpts are available online.
Registrar Notes:
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