A study from sources and commentary of the development of Roman culture. Attention given to the problems of Christianity and classical culture. Offered 1996-97. 345. Medieval Europe to 1300. A study of the factors influencing the cultural development of Europe during the Early and High Middle Ages.
Special attention is given to religious thought, practices and institutions.
Offered 1996-97. 346. The decline of the middle ages. Renaissance culture and the foundations of modern Europe. Attention given to politics, economics and culture with consideration of their reflection in the ideas of the age. An analysis of the revolutions of 1789 and 1848, and the rise of industrialization, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism, with particular emphasis on France and Germany.