WSTD 310 - The Medieval Reader

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

May be counted as a General Requirement Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Kirkham. All Readings and Lecture in English. Through a range of authors including Augustine, Dante, Petrarch, Galileo, and Umberto Eco, this course will explore the world of the book in the manuscript era. We will consider 1)readers in fiction-male and female, good and bad; 2)books as material objects produced in monasteries and their subsequent role in the rise of the universities; 3)medieval women readers and writers; 4)medieval ideas of the book as a symbol (e.g., the notion of the world as God's book; 5)changes in book culture brought about by printing and electroni media. Lectures with discussion in English, to be supplemented by slide presentations and a field trip to the Rare Book Room in Van Pelt Library. No prerequisites. Readings available either in Italian or English. Satisfies General Requirement in Arts and Letters.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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