Undergraduate - UnitATS3285 - Dante's medieval world: politics, religion and the city

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Monash Passport category	International Short Field Experience (Explore Program)
Offered	Not offered in 2012
Coordinator(s)	Professor Constant Mews & Dr Peter Howard

Notes

Previously coded HSY3125

Synopsis

Dante's medieval world (1265-1321) was one of cultural innovation, religious revival and economic growth, as well as of political strife in many urban communities throughout Italy. This unit explores the political, social, artistic and spiritual worlds of Dante and his contemporaries, and in so doing will give coherency to this dynamic medieval period. Taught in Prato and its environs, the unit provides an opportunity to understand Dante's literary achievement and political activities through direct experience of Dante's Tuscany during the medieval period.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be expected:

to be familiar with the social, political, cultural and religious environment of the world in which Dante lived and formulated his writings
to be familiar with core writings of Dante (in translation)
to be capable of original analysis of a primary document and the location in which it was generated
to formulate an argument and engage in original research
to communicate a historical argument to staff and fellow students
At fourth-year level, students will be expected to show greater initiative in developing their own research hypothesis and proposal.