Renaissance and Early Modern:
An Interdisciplinary Introduction
Humanities 512 A, B, C, D (Fall 2011)
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:10-12:30 in PCAC A218
Sections: alternate Thursdays 11:10-12:30 in various rooms
Sections:
All students must enroll in one of the four sections and attend its meetings.
Section 512A (Art History): Professor Hight. Meets in PCAC A218 and satisfies
General Education 6; Discovery: Fine and Performing Arts; Inquiry; WI.
Section 512B (Literature): Professor Murphy. Meets in the Multi-media classroom,
Dimond Library, and satisfies Gen Ed 8; Discovery: World Culture; Inquiry; WI.
Section 512C (History): Professor Mellyn. Meets in the Board of Trustees Conference
Room, T-Hall, and satisfies Gen Ed 4; Discovery: Historical Perspectives;
Inquiry; WI.
Section 512D (Philosophy): Professor Armstrong. Meets in Pettee 109 and satisfies
Gen Ed 7; Discovery: Humanities; Inquiry; WI.
Books:
The following books are required and are available at the Durham Book Exchange:
Erasmus and Luther, Discourse on Free Will. Continuum, 2005. 9780826477941
Johnson, Geraldine A. Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2005).
9780192803542
Marlowe, Christopher. Doctor Faustus (Signet Classic), ed. Sylvan Barnet. 2001.
9780451531612
Molière, The Misanthrope, trans. Richard Wilbur. Mariner Books, 1965. 9780156605175.
Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night (Bantam Classic), ed. David Bevington. 1988.
9780553213089
Grades:
Half the grade for this course will depend on the three tests (given in the lecture room)
and half will depend on the work assigned in section (e.g., papers, quizzes, regular
attendance, participation, etc.).
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LECTURES—readings to be assigned in class.
Tues 30 Aug
Introduction (Hight, Mellyn)
Thurs 1 Sept
Dr. Faustus: (Re)Presentation, (Re)Cognition, and
(Re)Naissance (Murphy)
Tues 6 Sept
Learning from the Ancients: Humanism and Education (Mellyn)
Thurs 8 Sept
Section Meeting
Tues 13 Sept
What's in a Name? Scholasticism, Neoplatonism, and the
Measurers of All Things (Armstrong)
Thurs 15 Sept
Florence and Early Renaissance Art (Hight)
Tues 20 Sept
Renaissance Art in Rome (Hight)
Thurs 22 Sept
Section Meeting
Tues 27 Sept
Test #1
Thurs 29 Sept
Twelfth Night or What You Will (Murphy)
Tues 4 Oct
Twelfth Night or What You Will (Murphy)
Thurs 6 Oct
A Brief History of the Christian Church: renovatio and reformatio (Mellyn)
Tues 11 Oct
No Class (UNH follows a Monday schedule)
Thurs 13 Oct
Section Meeting
Tues 18 Oct
Reformation and Refutation: Erasmus & Luther on Free Will (Armstrong)
Thurs 20 Oct
Northern Renaissance Art (Hight)
Tues 25 Oct
The Sonnet: Form and Function (Murphy)
Thurs 27 Oct
Section Meeting
Tues 1 Nov
Test #2
Thurs 3 Nov
Europe's Great Epidemics: From Plague to Pox (Mellyn)
Tues 8 Nov
Revolution in the Heavens: Copernicus to Galileo (Mellyn)
Thurs 10 Nov
Rethinking Progress: Frances Bacon (Armstrong)
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Tues 15 Nov
Everything Old is New Again: Rene Descartes (Armstrong)
Thurs 17 Nov
Section Meeting
Tues 22 Nov
Justifying the Ways of God: John Milton in Hell (Murphy)
Thurs 24 Nov
No Class (Thanksgiving)
Tues 29 Nov
Dutch Art in the Golden Age (Hight)
Thurs 1 Dec
Section Meeting
Tues 6 Dec
The Misanthrope: What's Wrong with Me? (Murphy)
Thurs 8 Dec
All's Well That Ends Well.
Thurs 15 Dec
Test # 3, 10:30-12:30 in PCAC 218 (regular classroom)
Academic Honesty:
All students should be sure they understand the University Academic Honesty policy,
described on pp. 21-23 of Student Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
(http://www.unh.edu/student/rights/). A new UNH website will explain more:
http://www.unh.edu/liberal-arts/plagiarism/plagiarismHome.cfm.
Disability Services for Students: If you are a student with a disability who requires
special accommodations in this course, please contact Disability Services in the
Memorial Union Building, Room 118 (862-2607; http://www.unh.edu/disabilityservices/).
Students who are registered with Disability Services should bring their accommodation
letters to your section leader as early as possible in the semester.
Blackboard: The main lecture course and the sections are all on Blackboard. Check
them regularly for updates on lectures and assignments.
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