2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

2010-2011 Catalog medieval and renaissance studiesDuring the Renaissance (c. 1400-1650),Europe experienced a period of cultural renewalstemming from a re-interpretation of Classicalideas. Momentous changes resulted fromhumanism, the Reformation, the ScientificRevolution, and the Age of Exploration. Wewill study these historical developments as wellas the dramatic transformations in arts, literature,social values, and notions of selfhood thataccompanied them.Acknowledging and questioning the differencesthat have traditionally been seen asseparating the Middle Ages and the Renaissancemakes the examination of both periods morecompelling. The Medieval and RenaissanceStudies minor complements Sweet BriarCollege’s commitment to the liberal arts andillustrates the high level and rigorous qualityof study available to its students. Also, byacknowledging a student’s concentration inthis area, her chance at graduate study in one ofthese fields is greatly increased. Study abroad isstrongly encouraged.The Medieval and Renaissance StudiesMinor(18 semester hours)Required:Choose 2 of the following courses fromeach department listed below. Please be aware ofpossible prerequisites. At least one course mustbe at the 300-level in two of the three departments.Note: If majoring in any of these departments,choose one course from the major departmentand at least two courses from each of the remainingdepartments.EnglishENGL 235 (3) -ShakespeareENGL 239 (3) -Old English Language andLiteratureENGL 315 (3) -Swords and Shield-maidens:Gender Politics in MedievalHeroic EpicENGL 317 (3) -History of the EnglishLanguageENGL 319 (3) -ChaucerENGL 322 (3) -Romance and Renewal:Shakespeare and ElizabethanDramaENGL 324 (3) -Revenge and Ravishment:Shakespeare and JacobeanDramaENGL 340 (3) -The Sacred and the Profanein the English RenaissanceENGL 344 (3) -Women in the RenaissanceHistoryHIST 104HIST 121(3) -Medieval Heroes: Myth orHistory(3) -Early and Medieval BritainHIST 127 (3) -English History, 1500-1689HIST 143 (3) -Early Modern Europe, 1350-1650HIST 224 (3) -The Medieval West, 400-1350HIST 321 (3) -Studies in Medieval History(may be repeated if topic differs)HIST 322 (3) -Renaissance andReformationHistory of ArtARTH 204 (3) -The Art of Northern Europe,1400-1600ARTH 213 (3) -Early Renaissance Art in ItalyARTH 214 (3) -High Renaissance andMannerist Art in ItalyARTH 217 (3) -European Art in the 17thCenturyARTH 235 (3) -Early Medieval ArtARTH 322 (3) -Romanesque Art andArchitectureARTH 336 (3) -Studies in Medieval Artand Architecture (may berepeated if topic differs)ARTH 338 (3) -Gothic Art and ArchitectureARTH 340 (3) -Topics in Renaissance andBaroque ArtARTH 341 (3) -Seminar: Art and Theory inRenaissance Italy (may berepeated if topic differs)ARTH 344 (3) -Seminar: Art and Theory inBaroque Europe (may berepeated if topic differs)147­