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	Courses Summer 2013: MEMS in Mannheim (summer study abroad) Now being offered as a distance learning course in Summer B: Castles and Cloisters: An Introduction to Medieval Studies (H,N) MEM 3300 (4A95) Professor Mary Watt The goal of this course will be to develop a familiarity with some of the salient characteristics of monastic and courtly-chivalric communities in the European Middle Ages, by means of a study of the ways in which they organized their lives temporally and spatially, and of the ways in which they gave expression to their views about life, love, work, God, etc. in their art, literature, and music. Fall 2013: MEM 3931 (#1C29)/ITT 3431 : Pilgrimages in Italy (H,N) Professor Mary Watt Through lectures, readings and discussions in English, this course considers the continuing presence of Rome and other Italian cities as metaphors and focal points of Italian artistic and literary sensibilities. MEM 3931 (#1C30) /JPT 3300 (#009G): Samurai War Tales Professor S. Yumiko Hulvey An investigation of the historical, political, and cultural circumstances that led to the following nine wars that were later recorded as narratives: The Revolt of Taira no Masakado (935), The Revolt of Fujiwara no Sumitomo (936), The Revolt of Taira no Tadatsune (1028), The Earlier Nine Years’ War (1051), The Later Three Years’ War (1083), The Hôgen War (1156), The Heiji War (1159), The Genpei War (1180), and The Shôkyû War (1221). Scholarly articles analyzing historical items will be read in conjunction with narratives and picture scrolls to identify positive attributes valued as proper conduct by the samurai. These attributes later coalesced into bushidô or the “code of the samurai” that are the stuff of legend. Authentic though these war tales are, there are fictional elements that revise historical facts for literary effect. Thus it will be our purpose to glean fact from fiction as we gather the threads being woven into the brocade of bushidô. We will learn of important historical figures and events that form the core of Japanese literature, theatre, and culture for a greater understanding of the people who inhabit the Japanese archipelago. ENL 4221: John Donne Professor Peter Rudnytsky This course will offer a close study of writings by John Donne, the most famous “metaphysical” poet and one of the greatest love poets, as well as preachers, in the English language. We will spend the most time on the Songs and Sonnets, but also take up an assortment of other poems, including the Anniversaries and Donne’s major religious poems. The prose works to be read include Biathanatos, Donne’s paradoxical defense of suicide, and Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, a meditation on his serious illness, as well as selected sermons. The course will consist almost entirely of line-by-line analysis of the texts, which are generally quite difficult, with attention to the use of metaphor, psychological, social, and theological issues, etc. Course requirements are a midterm, final, and one five-page paper. Regular attendance and active participation in class discussions are also expected. ENL 4333: Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances Professor Peter Rudnytsky This course will be primarily devoted to Shakespeare’s final plays, including the four known as “romances”: Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest, but also Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen. If time permits, we will read at least one earlier comedy, such as Twelfth Night. The emphasis will be on developing skills of close reading and on exploring the psychological issues posed by these works. Course requirements are a midterm, final, and one five-page paper. Regular attendance and active participation in class discussions are also expected. ENL 4333: Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances Professor R. A. Shoaf EUH 4930: ‘Converting’ the Mediterranean World: From Classical to Christian Civilization Professor Andrea Sterk Course website from the last time taught: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/sterk/junsem/syllabus10.html MEM 4931 (#1C41) /FRE 4930: French Poetry of the Renaissance: Eight Poets of the Golden Age Professor William Calin Conducted in French. The period extending from 1400 to 1660 is one of extraordinary richness in the production of lyric poetry. We can consider these years to have been a Golden Age. This course will focus on eight poets from the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and early classicism. these are Charles d'Orléans, François Villon, Louise Labé, Pierre de Ronsard, Jean de Sponde, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Jean de La Ceppède, and Jean de La Fontaine. We shall look at the relationship of literature to historical reality, the mind-set of a feudal-aristocratic and classical-Christian culture, an age of enthusiasm for Graeco-Roman antiquity, and the Wars of Religion. Central to our preoccupations will be gender (attitudes toward women) and devotion (attitudes toward the church, death, and God). In other words, Eros and Caritas. We shall also scrutinize the workings of literature itself, with special attention to image and archetype, from the perspective of modern criticism. We shall concentrate on the close reading of selected brief texts or brief passages from longer texts. Note: This page lists courses cross-listed with Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Itis not a comprehensive list of UF courses being offered that may satisfy the requirements of the IDS major and minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. For further information, contact Professor Will Hasty (hasty@ufl.edu). MEMS and departmental courses relevant to the MEMS minor and IDS major: Spring 2013 Summer and Fall 2012 Spring 2012 Summer/Fall 2011 Fall 2011 Courses Spring 2010 courses Spring 2008 courses Fall 2007 Courses Summer 2007 Courses + Study Abroad Spring 2007 Courses Fall 2006 Courses Summer 2006 (study abroad) Spring 2006 Courses Fall 2005 Courses Spring 2005 Courses Fall 2004 Courses Summer 2004 Courses Spring 2004 Courses Courses will be added as the Faculty advises us of their teaching schedules. Consult the Faculty home pages or departmental pages for further information. MEMS Course Listings The courses listed below are courses that have been taught at UF in the past, and may be taught again, which are likely to be of interest to MEMS students. This overview is intended to help students plan their studies; if a particular course seems overwhelmingly attractive and is not currently offered, please contact the department for information on it. *African and Asian Languages and Literatures* ABT 3130: Arabic Literary Heritage I CHT 3123: Pre-Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation JPT 3100: Japanese Literary Heritage JPT 3130 Japanese Women Writers: The Classical Period JPT 3300 Samurai War Tales *Art History* ARH 4200: Early Medieval and Byzantine Art and Architecture ARH 4251: Romanesque and Gothic Art ARH 4304: Italian Renaissance Architecture ARH 4310: Early Renaissance Art in Italy ARH 4312: Late Renaissance Art in Italy ARH 4331: Renaissance Art in Northern Europe ARH 4350: Baroque Art in Europe *English* ENL 2012: Survey of English Literature: Medieval to 1750 ENL 2330: Introduction to Shakespeare ENL 3210: Medieval English Literature ENG 3230: Age of Dryden and Pope ENL 4220: Renaissance Literature: 16th Century ENL 4221: Renaissance Literature: 17th Century ENL 4333: Shakespeare ENL 3210: Medieval English Literature ENL 4311: Chaucer ENL 6236: Studies in Restoration and l8th-Century Literature ENG 4060: History of the English Language LIT 4930: Shakespeare's Theater of Likeness LIN 4127: Old English *History* EUH 2001: Western Civilization: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century EUH 3121: The Early Middle Ages EUH 3122: The High Middle Ages EUH 3140: Renaissance EUH 3500: Medieval England EUH 3501: Early Modern England EUH 3090: Intellectual History of Europe, Ancient through Medieval EUH 3091: Intellectual History of Europe, Renaissance to Modern EUH 3144: The Reformation EUH 3182: Medieval Archaeology EUH 3300: Byzantine History EUH 3323: Medieval Eastern Europe EUH 3383: Pagans, Christians, Barbarians: The World of Late Antiquity EUH 3500: Medieval England EUH 4220: The Expansion of Europe; Exploration and Settlement 1415-1650 EUH 4314: Spain and Portugal EUH 4331: The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans EUH 4442: France EUH 4511: Elizabethan England EUH 4513: Restoration England EUH 4602: Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution; Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe EUH 4331: The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans EUH 4442: History of France EUH 4511: Elizabethan England, 1509-1660 EUH 4513: Restoration England EUH 4563: Habsburg Monarchy HIS 2464: History of Science; Origins to Newton HIS 3463: History of Science: Origins to Newton HIS 3464: Introduction to the History of Science: Renaissance to the Present HIS 3465: The Scientific Revolution HIS 3470: History of Technology I HIS 3481: Magic and the Occult in the Age of Reason HIS 3490: History of Western Medicine HIS 3931: Honors seminar (topics may include Byzantine History, The Jews of Sepharad, etc.) WOH 3220: An Analysis of Global Historical Trends Since 1500 WOH 3281: History of the Jews from 70 to 1700 WOH 4264: Empires and Imperialism *French Studies* FRW 3100: Introduction to French Literature I FRW 3311: Theater in Avignon: An Initiation into 17th Century French Drama FRW 4212: Readings in 17th Century French Prose FRW 4410: Readings in Early French Medieval Literature *German Studies* GET 2250: The Tales of King Arthur GET 3200: The Literature of Knighthood in Germany GEW 3100: Survey of Medieval and Early Modern German Literature GER 4400: Medieval Studies in German SCT 2502: Germanic Myth and Lore FOW 3380: Castles and Cloisters *Italian Studies* ITA 3500: Italian Civilization -- Middle Ages and Early Renaissance ITT 2100: Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature ITT 3431: Italy and the Pilgrimages ITT 3930: All Roads lead to Rome: Pilgrimage and Return in Italian Literature *Latin* LNW 3490: Medieval Latin *Music* MUH 3211: Survey of Music History (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque) MUL 3341: Baroque Music Literature MUL 4334: Renaissance Music Literature *Philosophy* PHH 3200: Medieval Philosophy PHH 3400: Modern Philosophy (17th and 18th centuries) *Religion* REL 3321: Early Judaism and Christianity REL 3392: Jewish Mysticism REL 4936/JST 3930/HIS 3931: Writing the Jewish Middle Ages *Spanish Studies* SPW 3100: Introduction to Spanish Literature I; From the Middle Ages to the Golden Age SPW 4310: Readings in Spanish Drama of the Golden Age SPW 4400: Readings in Medieval Spanish Literature SPW 4604: Don Quijote >> top Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies Will Hasty, 263 Dauer Hall, 273-3780 Email: hasty@ufl.edu Mary Watt, 301 Pugh Hall, 392-2422 Email: marywatt@ufl.edu


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