The course will also investigate how some of these themes are manifested in music and literature. It's also nicely illustrated and quite readable. The Martindale book provides a basic chronological and stylistic overview of Gothic art and architecture, but does not delve much into the cultural context for Gothic works.
Attendance is essential and required .
We will be approaching the course material in class from perspectives not readily obtainable outside of class, and listening, looking, and discussing while the images are on the screen are the only sure ways of mastering the material. Also, I encourage constructive class participation, and take it into account when I assign final grades . If you are not in class, then you are not participating in the class. If you are disruptive in class, then you are not participating constructively. As a result, disruptive behavior or excessive absence from class may result in reduction of your final grade, or in being dropped from the course.