Hist. 226 Spring
2015 Weeks 7 & 8
Week 7) Start reading Bacon, New
Atlantis in Famous Utopias NDHI
on-line at oasys, articles on "Idea of
Progress" and on "Experiment"-see section on Bacon. Brotton, Trading Territories: Mapping the
Early Modern World, ch 5 (on reserve) (Mercator
and Ortelius )
M. March 2 Introduction
to Francis Bacon: Scientific Revolution and Utopianism. How to use Syntopicon of Great Books set and specialized
encyclopedias. Sign up for l article on Bacon to report on Friday. Lecture
“Role of Imagination in Montaigne and Bacon”
**W March 4 Exam Review Winks & Wandel, chs. 1-6 and maps and chronology, Brotton chs. 1, section
assigned in 2, and 4. 2 contrasting films, Primary source Readings
& handouts, Class Presentations, Discussions Use our Fowler 110
computers on Exam. Review notes from lecture, films, and discussion. Short essay questions. Identify and give significance.
F March 6
Start discussion of interpretations
of Bacon.
Discuss interpretatons
of Bacon's utopia in Bronwen
Price, ed., Francis Bacon's NEW ATLANTIS: New Interdisciplinary Essays or
other ones you have found. (assigned from
reserve)
Week 8)
Spring Break
P Read and analyze Francis Bacon, New Atlantis (in Famous Utopias, you will be considering:
To what extent are Montaigne's "On Cannibals" and Bacon's New
Atlantis based on travelogues? or are they
mainly works of fiction stimulated by their age of encounters? Fine to use critical editions or secondary sources. Prepare your section for reporting in Book II
of More’s Utopia.