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Medieval Studies
Courses
Courses with * fulfill General
Education requirements
(A-AP) = Arts - Applied
(A-TH) = Arts - Theoretical/Historical
(A-AR) = Analytical - Abstract
Reasoning
(A-QR) = Analytical - Quantitative
Reasoning
(CP) = Comparative Practices
(D-D) = Diversity - Domestic
(D-I) = Diversity - International
(D-L) = Diversity - Language
(ES) = Earlham Seminar
(IP) = Interpretive Practices
(SI) = Scientific Inquiry
(W) = Wellness
(AY) = Offered in
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*ENG 351 EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE (4 credits)
A study of representative literary texts from the mid-14th through the early 17th centuries. Special attention to the relationship of English literature to historical developments such as the Renaissance and the Reformation. Readings from such authors as Chaucer, William Langland, Thomas Malory, Thomas Wyatt, Thomas More, Philip Sidney, Mary Herbert, Edmund Spenser and Christopher Marlowe. Prerequisite: ENG 302.
*HIST 242 MEDIEVAL MEDITERRANEAN HISTORY
(3 credits)
A unit in North African, Arab and Byzantine as well as European history. Begins with the 5th century with the breaking of Roman rule around the Mediterranean and concludes with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 and the expulsion of Spain's Jews and Moslems in 1492. Also listed as JWST 242. Prerequisite: An Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. (CP, D-I) (AY)
*HIST 243 MEDIEVAL EUROPE (3 credits)
Western and Central Europe from the 5th through the 14th centuries. A study of the emergence of European civilization north of the Alps. Major topics include Christianization and feudalization; village and domestic life; expansion eastwards and the rise of commerce and cities; Ashkenazic Jewry; intellectual history and the rise of universities. Prerequisite: An Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. (CP) (AY)
*HIST 251 MEDIEVAL JEWISH HISTORY (3 credits)
The study of Jews as a nation among the nations from Second Temple times until the beginning of emancipation in the 18th century. Topics include law and self-government, treatment of Jews in Moslem and Christian societies, the development of Jewish thought and practice, and the experiences of Jewish women. Prerequisite: An Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. Also listed as JWST 251. (CP, D-I) Offered every three years.
HIST 358 TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND (4
credits)
The history of England, 1460-1714. A topical inquiry into English society, politics and religion, including the English reformation, Tudor and Stuart kingship, the changing social order, civil war and political revolution, the emergence of Parliament, the constitutional monarchy, the religious settlement and the foundation of oligarchy. (AY)
*PAGS 240 TOPICS: INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM AND THE MID-EAST (3 credits)
Uncovers new perspectives on understanding history through study of the Crusades and European Colonialism, recent wars and encounters between Islam and the West, political issues (Middle Eastern, international and defense issues) and civilization. Studies Islam, a spiritual and metahistorical reality that has transformed the inner and outer lives of people in very different circumstances. Explores rules, patterns and the logic Middle Easter Affairs. (D-I)
*REL 340 HISTORICAL CHRISTIANITY (4 credits)
Examines the sweep of Christianity prior to the European Enlightenment. Focuses on the ways of being religious through the centuries. Topics include early martyrs, early thinkers such as Augustine, medieval monasticism and mysticism, scholasticism and the various reforms of the 16th century. Prerequisite: An Interpretive Practices course, REL 130 or 240. (CP)
SPAN 456 PENINSULAR NARRATIVE (4 credits)
Focuses on readings and discussion of selected authors and/or narrative literary movements in Spain organized around a special topic. May be taken more than once if topics vary. Prerequisite: At least one course at or above SPAN 352 or consent of the instructor. Offered Fall Semester. |
