Introduces students to the literature, history, culture and art of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from late antiquity through the renaissance. The course is interdisciplinary and focuces on topics which reveal the dynamism and diversity of pre-modern culture.
Focuses on communities in the Mediterranean basin and Europe (i.e., cloister, court, and city), discussing major literary texts and visual monuments associated with them and their historical context. Emphasizes tensions between tradition and innovation, Latin and vernacular, East and West, Christian and non-Christian (Jewish and Islam), sacred and secular, authority and freedom, and male and female. Same as MEMS 5020. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of CLAS 1110 and CLAS 1120 or ENGL 2222 and ENGL 2503 or HIST 1010 and HIST 1020 or HUMN 1010 or HUMN 1020 (minimum grade D-).
Different topics offered by the faculty of the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program in alternate semesters. Topics may include the literature of pilgrimage and travel, women and minorities, theatre, music, epic, medieval and early modern views of the classics, the Bible, and medieval and early modern theories of education. Same as MEMS 5030. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of CLAS 1110 and CLAS 1120 or ENGL 2222 and ENGL 2503 or HIST 1010 and HIST 1020 or HUMN 1010 or HUMN 1020 (minimum grade D-).
Recommended prereq., ability to use literary texts in their original language. Same as MEMS 4020. Requisites: Restricted to Comparative Literature (CMLT) or Theatre (THTR) or Classics (CLAS) majors only.
Recommended prereq., ability to use literary texts in their original language. Same as MEMS 4030. Requisites: Restricted to Comparative Literature (CMLT) or Theatre (THTR) or Classics (CLAS) majors only.
