Prof.
Maryanne Horowitz
Ancient
Athens & Renaissance Florence
History 220, Spring 2018
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Hist. 220 Ancient Athens and
Renaissance Florence CORE
Pre-1800 and Regional Focus History
& Classical Studies & GWSS credit Class meets 1:55-2:50 p.m. MWF
Fowler 110 Instructor Recommended Events: History Dept.: Confederate
Monument Controversy, Prof. Nina Silber, Th. Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m. Theatre Dept: Shakespeare’s Winter’s
Tale Students might suggest other
events. Books in
Bookstore
(also available used from Amazon.com) H John Camp and Elizabeth Fisher, The World of the
Ancient Greeks (Thames and
Hudson, 2010) Plato The Symposium (trans.
Christopher Gill, Penguin Press or trans. by Jowett on-line) Margaret L. King, The Renaissance in Europe Gene Brucker,
Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in
Renaissance Florence COURSE OBJECTIVES: To gain familiarity with major events, people,
and movements in the history of pre-modern Western Civilization To learn basic methods of historical
investigation, particularly analysis of textual and visual sources in the
context of two very influential city-states (with many documents available in
English) To experience the process of interpreting
major movements in ancient and Renaissance history (including Renaissance
interpretation of antiquity) To develop skills in historical argument,
writing, and oral presentation. Grading: 1/3 Class attendance
and discussion. 1/3 4-page paper due
at beginning of class Wed. Feb. 14
analyzing at least 2 viewpoints on love advocated in Plato’s Symposium (Use M.L.A. parenthetical notes and add
Works Cited Typed Exam l on Wed. March 7 1/3 4-page paper at beginning of class
Wed. April 4 comparing primary sources by two writers or artists of
Renaissance Florence ( Bartlett, The
Civilization of the Italian Renaissance: a Sourcebook on reserve is a good place to start) (Use
M.L.A. parenthetical notes and add Works Cited.) Typed Exam 2 on Wed. April 18. Reading by Weeks. Read
by Monday unless otherwise indicated Fri. Jan. 26 Camp and Fisher, ch.
1, Who were the Greeks? Symposium, trans. Gill, pp. 3- 21. Jan. 29
Camp and Fisher, ch. 5 Polis: the early
Greek City, pp. 76-93, 97-101, 104-109, 110-115 Persian Wars Bring Plato, Symposium, each Friday. Fri. Feb. 2
Camp and Fisher, ch.6 Classical Athens
Symposium, trans. Gill, pp.
22-50 Feb. 5 2 Camp and Fisher, ch.
7 Gods and Heroes Fri. Complete
discussion of Plato’s Symposium, 51-64.
Students compare and contrast 2 speeches. Feb. 12
Camp and Fisher, ch. 8 Greek Art and
Architecture WED Feb. 14 paper due on Plato’s Symposium. W. Feb. 21
Camp and Fisher, ch. 9, Alexander and the
Hellenistic World See film TROY
Fri. Feb. 23 Mon. Feb.26. Discuss selection from Iliad and film version. (Moral issues,
Battle scenes, Funeral rites, Concubinage,
Friendship) Have read the documents on Alexander and finish individual
reports. Wed. Feb. 28, Fri. March 2 and Mon. March 5, Introduction to the Italian
Renaissance as started in Florence 14th century. Browse in King textbook and Bartlett or other
books (on reserve) or Grendler’s Encyclopedia of the Renaissance to
pick individuals of interest to you for next paper. Lectures have already included on Renaissance
Florence: “Burckhardtian Renaissance,” “
Introduction to key buildings in Renaissance Florence” via google images to
Florence, Giotto’s innovations in art,
Petrarch’s humanism, , Athens as an
ideal city to emulate (goal to gather its Greek manuscripts and translate
them), Botticelli’s Primavera and Birth of Venus related to 2 Venuses in
Symposium, Seznec
Survival of the Pagan Gods,
Huizinga, Waning of the Middle Age, Brucker’s use of Florentine legal records as example
Florentine preservation of records and Medici book collection. Hour Exam on computers
Wed. March 7 Fri. March 9 Begin Giovanni and Lusanna, Preface, and ch. 1. Discussion of types of individuals you’d like for
your paper 2. Spring Break. Mon. March 19 Submit proposal on 2 individuals
for paper 2. Margaret King, ch. 2 on Republics Wed.
March 21 & Fri. 23 Discussions, mini-lectures related to paper topics
chosen Read about Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Julius
II (r. 1503-13), as
in King, pp. 77, 132-3,
171 on list of popes and “Challenges to the Papacy,” pp. 172-4. Especially on
northern Invasion of Italian states, starting 1494, read pp.216-220. See film Agony and Ecstasy on confrontations of
2 individuals Michelangelo & Pope Julius II. (Prof. Horowitz is at Renaissance Society
of America meeting in New Orleans) Mon. March 26 King, ch.
3 on Humanists, Continue Giovanni and Lusanna, chs. 2 and 3. Discussion of reading. Discussion of film. Wed. March 28 Varieties of Florentine
humanism. Fri. March 30 Report on a Voices section of interest to you in King. Mon. April 2 King ch. 4
on Patrons & Artists. Also on Medici and Florentine politics pp. 212-22,
225-233. Wed. April 4 paper due
in 2 copies. Workshop on papers. Friday April 6 report on a Focus section of interest to you in
King. Mon. April 9 King, ch.
5 on Public and Private Lives Wed. April 11 Complete Giovanni and Lusanna chs.
4, 5 and discuss the case overall. Fi. April 13. Guidelines for studying for
exam: 8 Identify (who/what, where, when) and argue the significance. Lecture
“Machiavelli and Machiavellianism” Mon. April 16 King, pp. 341-350 on women and
education. Review for Exam. Lecture on Political History of Florence after
Lorenzo the Magnificent Wed. April 18
Hour exam on computers Wed.
April 18 Fri. April 20 Go
directly to Special Collections, 3rd floor of Academic Commons, to
experience a Renaissance library. Check out 2 items on class reserve reading of interest
to bring Mon. April 23: students picked ancient priestesses, impact of Greek mythology, political theory and history
before Machiavelli. Mon. April 23 Handout. Read,
analyze pp. 301-306 of Women’s Life in
Greece & Rome on priestesses from Women’s Life in Greece and Rome. Women
in Ancient Greek Religion and impact later as in Eleusis. Wed. April 25 Lecture: Books on political
history and political theory known in the Renaissance Fri.
April 27 Student presentation on a
Greek myth in the Renaissance. Student presentation and handout for leading
of discussion on 15th century texts on politics of
republics. Exams passed back. Mon. April 30 Last Class: Discussion of
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