Medieval Studies 200fs - Special Topics inMedieval Studies

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Mount Holyoke College

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This course is designed to address themes and historical periods in an interdisciplinary framework. Topics will bring together the study of art, literature, and history to heighten awareness of the complex interaction of cultural and political forces in medieval society. Issues will be explored through the methods of different disciplines in order to develop the student's analytical and critical skills. Fall 2008 200f(02) Medieval England (Same as History 232f(01)) The British Isles from the ancient Celts to the fourteenth century. Topics include Celtic culture, Roman Britain, early Christianity, Sutton Hoo and the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the birth of the English monarchy, the Norman conquest of England,Wales, and Ireland, Norman achievement in government and art, Cistercian monasteries, Richard the Lion-Hearted and the Crusades, the towns and their Jewish communities, King John, the Magna Carta and the development of Parliament, English Gothic, the beginning of Hundred Years'War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Meets Humanities I-B requirement F. McGinness 4 credits Spring 2009 200s(03) Illustrious and AbandonedWomen (Same as English 214s and Italian 214s) A comparative reading of Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies, Boccaccio's IllustriousWomen, and Chaucer's Legend of Good Women. How did these late medieval authors imagine women's voice, agency, and virtue in the public and private spheres Why does the figure of the strong secular woman emerge in medieval culture at this period How do these medieval heroines compare to their Classical predecessors What ideologies of female virtue do these three writers reflect All readings in translation. Meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Chierichini, C. Collette Prereq. Medieval Studies 101 or 102, or 8 credits in either English or Italian; credit available for medieval studies, Italian, or English; 4 credits

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4.00

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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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