GENT 405, 5 and 22: The Medieval World, Part I
This course explores the period sometimes called “the first Renaissance”: the Christian age of Europe both in the West and East – the age of Thomas Aquinas, cathedrals, the Crusades, courtly love, and Dante and the Islamic Renaissance. It is also an age of economic recovery, urban expansion, and the establishment of universities.
Tuesday February 25, 2025
8:45-9:40 Jewish and Christian visual cultures into the Byzantine Empire, Gamble Jewish and Christian visual cultures into the Byzantine Empire
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Byzantium: Rome Survives in the East, Tom Byzantium
Thursday March 27, 2025
8:45-9:40 Islam and Human Nature, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Song of Roland, Alan Song of Roland 2013
Tuesday March 4, 2025
8:45-9:40 Early medieval Europe I, Gamble Early medieval Europe I
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 German Migrations, Tom GermanMigrations
Thursday March 6, 2025
8:45-9:40 Philosophy of the Medieval Pilgrimage, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Beowulf, Alan Beowulf 2015
Tuesday March 11, 2025
8:45-9:40 Early medieval Europe II, Gamble Early medieval Europe II
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Charlemagne and the Franks, Tom Charlemagne
Thursday March 13, 2025
8:45-9:40 St Anselm and Avicenna: Proofs of God’s Existence, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Icelandic Sagas, Alan Icelandic-Sagas
Tuesday March 18, 2025
8:45-9:40 Early Islamic visual culture, Gamble Early Islamic visual culture
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Thousand and One Nights, Alan Islamic Literature and Arabian Tales
Thursday March 20, 2025
8:45-9:40 Dialogue, Team
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Exam on Canvas
