GENT9/409: Foundations of the Modern World (1600-1690)
This period was one in which the foundation for the modern world is established. Although there were devastating religious wars and the creation of the absolute state by Louis XIV in France, the lasting impact of this period is evident in the emergence of democracy in England, the revolutionary philosophies of Descartes and Hobbes, the art of Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, and the poetry of the ultimate Protestant and democrat, John Milton.
Tuesday September 16, 2025
8:45-9:40 Baroque Italy, Gamble, Gamble Baroque Italy
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Foundations of the Modern World, Iberian Peninsula I, Najm
Thursday September 18, 2025
8:45-9:40 Descartes, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 English Metaphysical Poetry, Alan Metaphysical Poets
Tuesday September 23, 2025
8:45-9:40 Caravaggio, Gamble Caravaggio
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Foundations of the Modern World, Iberian Peninsula II, Najm
Thursday September 25, 2025
8:45-9:40 Epistemology of Locke
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 French Neo-Classical Tragedy and Comedy, Alan Moliere and Racine
Tuesday September 30, 2025
8:45-9:40 Baroque Europe, Gamble Baroque Europe
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Foundations of the Modern World, Northern Europe I, Najm
Thursday October 2, 2025
8:45-9:40 Hobbes Leviathan, Stephanie
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Poetry of John Milton, Alan Milton 2011.pptx
Tuesday October 7, 2025
8:45-9:40 Foundations of the Modern World, Northern Europe II, Najm
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Aphra Benh’s Novel: Oroonoko: Alan Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko_ or, The Royal Slave
Thursday October 9, 2025
8:45-9:40 Dialogue: Foundations of the Modern World, Team Dialogue on Unit 9 2025
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-10:50 Test; end of Gentrain 9; look for exam on Canvas site.
