ITALIAN 215 - Humanism,Hermeticism,Hieroglyphs,Heretics:Introduction to Italian Renaissance Literature and Thought

Institution:

Bard College

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Many of the most appealing concepts born of the Italian Renaissance-reappropriation of Latin and Greek learning; belief in divine madness; essential cosmic harmony underlying literary and figurative expression, architecture, and mathematical formulas-were considered increasingly heretical after the Office of the Inquisition was created in 1542. Nevertheless, these concepts built the foundation of European-wide intellectual exchange. This course introduces students to the repertoire of basic cultural referents with which the early modern individual viewed knowledge and perceived history (as well as the present). Among the authors studied are Alberti, Dante, Ficino, Petrarch,Machiavelli, Pico della Mirandola, Landino, Ortensio Lando, Tasso, Sansovino, Manuzio, Doni, and Garzoni.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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