HSY1020

Renaissance Europe

(ART)

Peter Howard and Bill Kent

6 points + 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The social and cultural history of Western Europe from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, especially the Italian Renaissance the spread of its influence in northern Europe in the sixteenth century. Themes include the economic and cultural effects of the black death, war, popular rebellion, political and religious changes in the later Middle Ages, and the dissemination of the civilisation of the Renaissance in Western Europe.

Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 20% + Essay (1500 words): 30% + Examination (2 hours): 40% + Class participation/attendance: 10%