MEDREN 2215 - Gothic Paris: 1100-1300
Description: “By the books that we have, we know the deeds of the ancients, and of centuries past. In our books we learn that Greece had the first age of chivalry. Then that chivalry and learning came to Rome, and now it has come to France.” So says the author of Lancelot, Perceval and Yvain, Chrétien de Troyes, in the 12th Century, that time when Paris became a center of learning, beauty, political power, and commerce. Meet the man behind the first Gothic cathedral, the abbot Suger, whose ideas for attracting pilgrims to the church favored spaces full of light, dazzling color, and miraculous relics. Meet Abelard, the great teacher who first shocked the Parisian university world with his philosophy, then with his secret marriage to his gifted female student, Heloise. Read tales of Courtly Love, King Arthur’s justice, and wayward students. An introduction to the arts, architecture, poetry, history, music, theology, foods, fabrics, and urban geography of the years 1100–1300.
Lecture: 20947
Time: WF 11:10AM - 12:30PM
Room: Jennings Hall 160
Instructor: Kristen Figg
MEDREN 2516 - The Medieval Jewish Experience (Crosslisted with Jewish Studies 2516 and Hebrew 2216)
Description: This interdisciplinary GEC course surveys ten centuries of medieval Jewish history, literature, religion, and culture from the rise of Islam to the death of the false messiah, Shabbetai Zvi. Students will read a wide range of primary sources in English translation. We will examine the transformation of Jewish culture in Europe and the Middle East and will explore the impact of host societies upon specific Jewish communities.
Lecture: 32337
Time: TuTh 9:35 - 10:55AM
Room: Enarson Classrooms 222
Instructor: Daniel Frank
MEDREN 5610 - Manuscript Studies
Description: This course will introduce students to the pre-print culture of the European Middle Ages and help them to read and understand handwritten, books, documents, and scrolls produced during the period AD 500–1500. Students will gain hands-on experience with manuscripts in the OSU library collections and will hear guest lectures by experts in special types of manuscripts from different regions of medieval Europe. Requirements for the course include several in-class tests and two research projects. Required Textbook: Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham,Introduction to Manuscript Studies (2008).
Lecture: Undergrad - 32309, Graduate - 32310
Time: TuTh 2:20 - 3:40PM
Room: Thompson Library 150A
Instructors: Leslie Lockett and Eric Johnson
MEDREN 7899 - Medieval & Renaissance Colloquia
Description: 1 credit hour per semester for attending CMRS lectures, faculty colloquia and subsequent discussions. This will amount to: 5 (1-hour+) lectures by visiting professors and at least 1 internal lecture and subsequent discussion (total 3 hours per event); at least one lunch with visiting faculty member (2 hours); active involvement with MRGSA and its activities; and meetings with the Center director (one hour once per term). With permission of the Director other professional activities (such as attendance at appropriate conferences, on or off campus) may be substituted. Most CMRS Lectures and Faculty Colloquia begin at 3:00pm on Fridays.
Lecture: 20949
Time: 3:00 - 5:00PM
Room: 18th Ave. Library 090
Instructor: Grame Boone