HISTORY 427. Modern European Cultural History
Professor: Robert W. Brown
Course Description
History 427 explores, through a study of the lives
and works of selected thinkers, writers, and artists, the European cultural
tradition from the Renaissance to the present. Since these representative
individuals, together with the works they created, not only were influenced
by their times but also imparted to those times a unique character, they
have been grouped, into broadly defined periods, each with its own identity,
its so-called “climate of opinion” or Weltanschauung. By the close
of the semester, each student should have gained an overview of the European
cultural tradition, an appreciation for the personalities and achievements
of a number of important thinkers, writers, artists, and architects, and
an understanding of the various stages through which the European mind
has moved from the Renaissance to the present.
Lecture Outlines
Discussion Questions
The Early Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution and the Revolution in Political
Thought
The Enlightenment and Neo-classicism
Study Guides for the Tests
Instructions for the Image Analysis
Guidelines for Reading a Primary
Text
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