GENT 408 — Late Renaissance and Reformation (1520-1600)

The course examines the events and some of the consequences of the Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe, while Southern Europe is in the last flowering of the Renaissance in literature, art, philosophy and music. The works of Michelangelo, Cervantes, and Shakespeare are featured.

Tuesday August 22, 2023
8:45-9:40 Northern Renaissance Visual Culture, Gamble Northern European Art in the 15th and 16th centuries
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Reformation of Martin Luther, Tom

Thursday August 24, 2023
8:45-9:40The Philosophy of the Reformation, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Rabelais’ ‘Gargantua and Pantagruel’, Alan

Tuesday August 29, 2023
8:45-9:40 Albrecht Durer, Gamble Albrecht Durer
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Kingship and Machiavelli in Shakespeare, Alan

Thursday August 31, 2023
8:45-9:40 Women and Freedom (Tullia d’Aragona and Moderata Fonte), Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Reformation in England: Henry VIII and Elizabeth, Tom

Tuesday September 5, 2023

8:45-9:40 Hieronymus Bosch, Gamble Hieronymus Bosch
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 The Reformation in Scotland and France and the Catholic Counter Reformation, Tom Reformation in France

Thursday September 7, 2023
8:45-9:40 Philosophy and Science in the Elizabethan Era, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Shakespeare’s Comedy, Alan

Tuesday September 12, 2023
8:45-9:40 The Radical Humanism of Étienne de la Boétie, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Alan

Thursday September 14, 2023
8:45-9:40 Dialogue on Montaigne, Team
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 End of Gentrain 8 and 408. Test will be posted on Canvas and should be completed by Sept 15, 5 p.m.