Portland-State-University 2014-2015 Bulletin

Hst 356U Renaissance and Reformation Europe, 1400-1600

Surveys the cultural, social, intellectual and political aspects of the European Renaissance and Reformation. Emphasis placed on learning to read and analyze contemporary source materials, and examination of the growth of urban culture and civic humanism in Italy, the rediscovery of classical literature and philosophy, court life and mores, the rise and institutionalization of religious reform, the institutional transformations of Church and State, and European exploration and exploitation of the Atlantic.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Recommended prerequisite: upper division standing.
  • Up one level
  • 300