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Nature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Nature was a subject of great fascination for poets, artists, theologians, and ordinary people in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.  Viewed as both gentle and threatening, it was observed, described, imitated, and lived with.  Our speakers this year will explore a few of Nature’s many facets.

Each lecture will begin at 1:30 pm on Friday.  Conversation with the speaker for both Faculty and Graduate Students will be held immediately afterward in the same room.  Refreshments will be provided.  Posters downloadable below.
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October 15, 2004: 210 Main Library
Richard C. Hoffmann (York University)
“Homo et Natura, Homo in Natura: Ecological Perspectives on the European Middle Ages”
Abstract   Bibliography


November 5, 2004: 210 Main Library
Mary Floyd-Wilson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
“The ‘English epicures’ of Shakespeare’s Macbeth”
Abstract   Bibliography


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January 21, 2005: 122 Main Library
Jeffrey J. Cohen (George Washington University)
“Animal Identities”
Abstract   Bibliography


February 4, 2005: 122 Main Library
D. Fairchild Ruggles (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
“Nature and Fantasy in the Islamic Garden”
Abstract   Bibliography


February 25, 2005: 122 Main Library
Susan Crane (Columbia University)
“The Meanings of Medieval Hunting”
Abstract   Bibliography


March 11, 2005: 210 Main Library
Julie Berger Hochstrasser (The University of Iowa)
“Human Nature: Observing Dutch Brazil, 1637-44”
Abstract   Bibliography


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April 8, 2005: 122 Main Library
Oliver Rackham (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)
“What Did Nature Consist Of? European Landscapes from the 10th to the 16th Century”
Abstract   Bibliography


April 22, 2005: 122 Main Library
Joel Kaye (Barnard College)
“The Rebalance of Nature, 1250-1375”
Abstract   Bibliography


May 20, 2005: 122 Main Library
Nicholas Howe (University of California, Berkeley)
“The Problem of Landscape in Early Medieval England”




For further information please call (614) 292-7495, or e-mail, cmrs@osu.edu.
To view and/or print posters (in .pdf format), please follow the links below:

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