This course is bilingual in nature and outlines the historical and literary contexts of the Renaissance from a Franco-centric perspective. Students will study texts by a range of Renaissance authors (including Erasmus, Rabelais, Marguerite de Navarre, Louise Labé, Montaigne, Marlowe and Shakespeare) while learning about earlymodern book culture, medicine, cartography, religion, colonization, magic, monsters, witchcraft and plagues. They shall also seek to comprehend how France became dominant in language and literature throughout Europe for centuries to follow.
Code
CL3032
Name
THE MONSTROUS AND FABULOUS RENAISSANCE
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
FR1200CCF OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CL (Comparative Literature)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
4487
Last update with CAMS
European Renaissance literature and history.
Early-modern (French) linguistics.
Early-modern book culture.
Renaissance philosophy and theology.
Biblical stories and Classical mythology essential to understanding Renaissance Europe.
The elements of Renaissance art.
The ability to recognize the impact of the all the above upon, and reuse in, the world today.
| Term | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2021 | CL3032 | THE MONSTROUS AND FABULOUS RENAISSANCE |