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humanities
Professor Markellos Slide2
What is Humanities?Slide3
History
ProgressCultureArt
Myth
Literature
Study of Human BeingsSlide4
What You Will Learn
This course will unravel some of the complexities of the human race
We will look to explain, analyze, and appreciate the patterns of mankind throughout time
Truffle-Hunter TheorySlide5
What You Will Do
Cognitively and actively participate in class.
Do ALL the readings and react.
Take notes on the lecture points.
Prepare questions for discussion.
Review the syllabus for dates and topics Slide6
Exams
Two TOTAL Exams - Midterm and Final
Tests your ability to see the larger picture and make connections. Slide7
Essays
There are 2 major essay assignments.
An essay an outside reading that pertains to the topic of theatre.
Another essay as a reaction paper to a live performance. Slide8
Field Trips
There are two scheduled field trips
Museum and Opera
See syllabus for information Slide9
Resources
Email: nmarkellos@salemcc.edu
Twitter: @
Prof_Markellos
Website:
http://markellos-humanities.weebly.comSlide10
Humanities 101
Week 1:
On Being HumanSlide11
Modes of Progress
Renaissance = The role of the Modern Man in society Individualism
Signs of Progress - developments in the economy, society, and politics. Slide12
End of the Middle Ages
The 12th and 13th centuries Europe flourished.
In the 14th and 15th centuries there is a great decline.
Pre-Renaissance Europe was hit with social, political, and economic distress. Slide13
The Break Down
Hundred Years War - 1337-1453
Black Death - Plague hits Western Europe 1347-1430
Great Schism - 1378-1417
Conciliar Movement - 1415
Humanism - Reacting to Scholastics Slide14
The Renaissance
The late Middle Ages was a time of creative fragmentation
Three
Crises: Religion, Plague, Government.
Italy flourished between 1300-1450 mainly because of location.
The Italian City-States -
merchants and bankersSlide15
Humanism
A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome.Slide16
Medieval Artwork
Abstract and Formulaic Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21
The Renaissance Painter
3-Dimensional Paintings
Chiaroscuro & Linear Perspective Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34Slide35Slide36
Architecture
Middle Ages was steeped in Gothic Style Architecture.
Most prominent structures were churches.
The Renaissance harked back to Antiquity for models.
Greek columns and Romanesque Style.
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Medieval Literature
The Middle Ages focused on religious writing. Primarily theology and philosophy.
Popular folk tales saw heroes who embedded the ideal of Christianity.
King Arthur
Roland
Robin HoodSlide47
Renaissance Literature
The writers emulated the ancient Greeks and Romans and wrote in the vernacular.
Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarch, and Giovanni Boccaccio concentrated on humanity and man’s struggle.
The Birth of Non-fiction as entertainment. Slide48
Benvenuto Cellini
“All men of whatsoever quality they be, who have done anything of excellence, or which may properly resemble excellence, ought, if they are persons of truth and honesty, to describe their life with their own hand.” Slide49
Modernity Emerges
Jacob Burckhardt: Civilization of Renaissance Italy.
Revival of Classical Studies
Self-Conscious Individuals
Growth of Secular Ideas of the State
But were the Middle Ages an irrelevant interruption in the development of Modern
Society?Slide50
Revolt of the Medievalists
Medievalists have pointed out that the Middle Ages have produced:
Passionate, fully self-aware individuals
Coherent theories of state
Great Nationalistic Art
Changes made in the 14th & 15th centuries not significantSlide51
Medieval Institutions
Parliamentary Government
University Education
Legal Tradition Slide52
Recasting the Renaissance
One cannot deny the changes that occurred from the 14th to the 15th century, but these were not dramatic changes.
The culture of the Renaissance can be described as a boy growing into a man … it is a gradual process, not immediate. Slide53
Next Week
How do you define beauty? What do you see as the most important elements of creative thinking? Is thinking and beauty necessary to sustain life?
Critical Thinking & The Notion of Beauty