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The appropriation of classical antiquity by later cultures and its reinterpreation by different audiences and for different purposes, with emphasis on the use of antiquity in the construction of social/cultural identities. Topics may include examination of various "classical revivals" in the arts, e.g., architecture, opera, epic; classics and ancient history in film; the use and miususe of ancient policital thought and structures to shape and interpret modern institutions and historical discourse. Instructor: Janan, Woods, or staff
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Interdisciplinary introduction to medieval culture that includes sources and methods from history, literature, and art history. Emphasizes interpretation of written texts, oral traditions, visual culture, and artifacts. Instructor: Staff
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Gladiatorial games, wild beast hunts, elaborately-staged executions of condemned criminals, and chariot racing as some of the most popular forms of public entertainment in the Roman world. The ritual of these entertainments and spectacles, the circumstances of and occasions for their performance, and the form and elaboration of the venues<197>the amphitheater, the circus, the theater, and the stadium<197>in which they took place. Visual and literary representations of these spectacles. Not open to students who have previously taken this course as Art History 104. Instructor: Dillon
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On-site study of the development of Rome's urban plan and its major monuments through the ages; the influence of the ancient Republic and Empire, the Papacy, and the modern secular state; change and continuity in artistic forms and daily life. (Summer program in Italy.) Instructor: Boatwright
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Examination of diverse cultures and cultural interactions in ancient Sicily, including the Sicels, the Phoenicians, the Greeks, and the Romans. Particular attention paid to the identities developed and projected by the Greek colonies in relation to the native Sicels, the mainland Greeks and Phoenician settlements. Taught at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Catania. Instructor: Staff
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Examination of the archaeological monuments of Rome and other Italian sites, as well as literary sources, inscriptions, and works of art. Consent required. Taught in Rome as part of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies program. Students must register for both 148A and 148B. Instructor: Staff
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Instructor: Staff (Study Abroad)
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Instructor: Staff (Study Abroad)
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Formation and development against the background of earlier, dominant Mediterranean cultures. Interpretation of literary texts with a Venetian setting: Shakespeare, Goldoni, Mann. (Taught in Venice.) Instructor: Davis
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Utopian literature generated by ancient and modern voyages of discovery. Rediscovery of the old world from the alien perspective of the new: Columbus, Thomas More¿s Utopia, Montaigne¿s On Cannibals, and Shakespeare¿s Tempest. Ancient utopian literature: Odyssey, Aristophanes¿ Birds, Plato¿s Atlantis, Euhemeros¿ Panchaia, Iamboulos¿ Island of the Sun, and Lucian¿s True History. Instructor: Clay
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