History 351fs - TheMiddle Ages

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Mount Holyoke College

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Fall 2008 351f(01) Medieval Monasticism (Same as Medieval Studies 300(01)) This survey ofWestern monasticism from its origins in the Egyptian desert to the mendicant orders of fourteenth-century Europe seeks to understand what motivates men and women to define perfection as abnegation of food, sex, wealth, success, and even laughter--all that we now consider valuable in life. Topics: fasting, virginity, voluntary poverty; monastic rules and reform movements (e.g., Celtic, Benedictine, Cistercian, Franciscan, etc.). Also various saints' lives, mysticism, and women's spirituality. Course includes a stay at the Abbey of Regina Laudis.(p) Meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Hayes-Healy Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period is required; History 120, 232, or courses in medieval studies; 4 credits Spring 2009 351s(01) Texts and Contexts: Reading the MedievalWorld 1350-1530 (Speaking- and writing-intensive course; Same as Medieval Studies 300 and English 316) This course explores cultural and social transformations (especially in England) on the eve of "modernity." Class discussions willordinarily focus on selections from major English writers of the period (Chaucer, Gower, and Malory, for example), and on the relationship between their writings and other kinds of evidence about the world in which they wrote. In consultation with instructors and colleagues, students will also be expected individually to locate, analyze, and interpret a collection of primary sources such as court records, chronicles and correspondence from a culture of their choosing in order to write a final essay on one dimension of the late medieval world. Meets Humanities I-B requirement C. Collette, H. Garrett-Goodyear Prereq. permission of instructor; 8 credits in history; written application prior to academic advising period (http://www. mtholyoke.edu/acad/medst/application.shtml) is required; 4 credits

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3.00

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www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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