Searching the World's top universities for courses with:

Penn - Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Copeland. Benjamin Franklin Seminar. This course looks at a number of strands in the broad epic tradition: narratives of warfare, quest narratives (both geographical and spiritual), and the combination of the two in narratives of chivalry and love. We will start with Homer, reading good portions of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey",and then see how Homeric themes are reprised in Virgil's narrative of travel, conquest, and empire, the "Aeneid". We will then look at St. Augustine's "Confessions", which has some claim to being considered an "epic" of spiritual discovery, and consider how Augustine reflects back upon his classical narrative sources. From there we will move to one medieval epic of warfare, conquest, and empire, the "Song of Roland", which emerges from the same kind of oral poetic culture that produced the ancient Homeric epics. In the last part of the course we will read some Arthurian romances, which take up certain themes familiar from epic, but place them in a new context: the medieval institution of chivalry, where the ancient warrior is replaced by the medieval knight, where the collective battle is replaced by the individual quest, and where the psychology of sexual desire is now foregrounded as a motivation for heroic self-realization. SM

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Staff . This course explores an aspect of literary modernism intensively; specific course topics will vary from year to year . Past offerings have included seminars on the avant-garde, on the politics of modernism, and on its role in shapin g poetry, music, and the visual arts . SM

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - DeJean . We will compare the three powerful traditions of women's writing that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries: i n Italy, in England and in France. We will read works by, among others, Veronica Franc Fonte, Aphra Behn, Margare t Cavendish, Marie-Madeleine de Lafayette and Madeleine de Scudery. We will concentrate on works in prose and, i n particular, on the two genres whose development was shaped by women writers: novels and treatises defendin g women's rights. We will think about what it meant to be a woman writer in these countries and at this period. We wil l also try to understand the conditions that made it possible for these traditions to develop. French and Italian workswil l be read in translation .

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Ben-Amos. In this course we will explore the mythologies of selected peoples in the Ancient Near East, Africa, Asia, and Native North and South America and examinehow the gods function in the life and belief of each society. The study of mythological texts will be accompanied, as much as possible, by illustrative slides that will show the images of these deities in art and ritual. SM

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics.

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics. Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Two key Roman cities will serve as the focus for an introduction to the archaeology and art history of the ancient Romans. Among the topics to be considered will be the development of Roman archaeology since the Renaissance, the topographical growth of the two cities, and the outlines of Roman painting, sculpture and architecture. 413 (CLST270) Ancient Athletics. (M) Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only.Romano. The art, archaeology and history of athletics in ancient Greece. Among the topics to be included are: famous Greek athletetes, female athletes, the ancient Olympic Games and other athletic festivals, ancient athletic facilities and equipment, the excavation of ancient athletic sites and practical athletics. 414 ( CLST260) Ancient Cities. (M) Romano. The historical and archaeological study of the ancient Greek city as evidenced through literature and archaeological excavation. As the term project of the course, each student is assigned a specific city to study and draw by means of a computer and an architectural drafting program. 415 (CLST416) Survey of Greek Sculpture. (M) Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of key phases in the development of Greek sculpture from the later Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics. Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Two key Roman cities will serve as the focus for an introduction to the archaeology and art history of the ancient Romans. Among the topics to be considered will be the development of Roman archaeology since the Renaissance, the topographical growth of the two cities, and the outlines of Roman painting, sculpture and architecture. 413 (CLST270) Ancient Athletics. (M) Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only.Romano. The art, archaeology and history of athletics in ancient Greece. Among the topics to be included are: famous Greek athletetes, female athletes, the ancient Olympic Games and other athletic festivals, ancient athletic facilities and equipment, the excavation of ancient athletic sites and practical athletics. 414 ( CLST260) Ancient Cities. (M) Romano. The historical and archaeological study of the ancient Greek city as evidenced through literature and archaeological excavation. As the term project of the course, each student is assigned a specific city to study and draw by means of a computer and an architectural drafting program. 415 (CLST416) Survey of Greek Sculpture. (M) Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of key phases in the development of Greek sculpture from the later Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Pittman . A survey of the art of Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures from 4000 B.C. through the conquest of Alexander th e Great . SM

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics. Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Two key Roman cities will serve as the focus for an introduction to the archaeology and art history of the ancient Romans. Among the topics to be considered will be the development of Roman archaeology since the Renaissance, the topographical growth of the two cities, and the outlines of Roman painting, sculpture and architecture. 413 (CLST270) Ancient Athletics. (M) Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only.Romano. The art, archaeology and history of athletics in ancient Greece. Among the topics to be included are: famous Greek athletetes, female athletes, the ancient Olympic Games and other athletic festivals, ancient athletic facilities and equipment, the excavation of ancient athletic sites and practical athletics. 414 ( CLST260) Ancient Cities. (M) Romano. The historical and archaeological study of the ancient Greek city as evidenced through literature and archaeological excavation. As the term project of the course, each student is assigned a specific city to study and draw by means of a computer and an architectural drafting program. 415 (CLST416) Survey of Greek Sculpture. (M) Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of key phases in the development of Greek sculpture from the later Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Pittman . A survey of the art of Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures from 4000 B.C. through the conquest of Alexander th e Great . SM Pittman . Emphasis on monumental art work of the Ancient Near East as the product of cultural and historical factors. Majo r focus will be on Mesopotamia from the late Neolithic to the Neo-Assyrian Period, with occasional attention to relate d surrounding areas such as western Iran, Anatolia, and Syria .

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics. Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Two key Roman cities will serve as the focus for an introduction to the archaeology and art history of the ancient Romans. Among the topics to be considered will be the development of Roman archaeology since the Renaissance, the topographical growth of the two cities, and the outlines of Roman painting, sculpture and architecture. 413 (CLST270) Ancient Athletics. (M) Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only.Romano. The art, archaeology and history of athletics in ancient Greece. Among the topics to be included are: famous Greek athletetes, female athletes, the ancient Olympic Games and other athletic festivals, ancient athletic facilities and equipment, the excavation of ancient athletic sites and practical athletics. 414 ( CLST260) Ancient Cities. (M) Romano. The historical and archaeological study of the ancient Greek city as evidenced through literature and archaeological excavation. As the term project of the course, each student is assigned a specific city to study and draw by means of a computer and an architectural drafting program. 415 (CLST416) Survey of Greek Sculpture. (M) Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of key phases in the development of Greek sculpture from the later Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Pittman . A survey of the art of Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures from 4000 B.C. through the conquest of Alexander th e Great . SM Pittman . Emphasis on monumental art work of the Ancient Near East as the product of cultural and historical factors. Majo r focus will be on Mesopotamia from the late Neolithic to the Neo-Assyrian Period, with occasional attention to relate d surrounding areas such as western Iran, Anatolia, and Syria . Pittman. This course offers a survey of ancient Iranian art and culture from the painted pottery cultures of the Neolithic era t o the monuments of the Persian Empire. The format is slide illustrated lecture .

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

Penn - Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An introduction to the art and archaeology of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Period. Topics to be considered include Minoan Crete, Mycenae, the Greek Dark Ages, Geometric Greece, the Archaic Period, Classical Athens, and the world of Alexander the Great. Emphasis on the consideration of the archaeological evidence, e.g., sculpture, painting, pottery, architecture and numismatics. Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Two key Roman cities will serve as the focus for an introduction to the archaeology and art history of the ancient Romans. Among the topics to be considered will be the development of Roman archaeology since the Renaissance, the topographical growth of the two cities, and the outlines of Roman painting, sculpture and architecture. 413 (CLST270) Ancient Athletics. (M) Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only.Romano. The art, archaeology and history of athletics in ancient Greece. Among the topics to be included are: famous Greek athletetes, female athletes, the ancient Olympic Games and other athletic festivals, ancient athletic facilities and equipment, the excavation of ancient athletic sites and practical athletics. 414 ( CLST260) Ancient Cities. (M) Romano. The historical and archaeological study of the ancient Greek city as evidenced through literature and archaeological excavation. As the term project of the course, each student is assigned a specific city to study and draw by means of a computer and an architectural drafting program. 415 (CLST416) Survey of Greek Sculpture. (M) Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. An examination of key phases in the development of Greek sculpture from the later Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Pittman . A survey of the art of Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures from 4000 B.C. through the conquest of Alexander th e Great . SM Pittman . Emphasis on monumental art work of the Ancient Near East as the product of cultural and historical factors. Majo r focus will be on Mesopotamia from the late Neolithic to the Neo-Assyrian Period, with occasional attention to relate d surrounding areas such as western Iran, Anatolia, and Syria . Pittman. This course offers a survey of ancient Iranian art and culture from the painted pottery cultures of the Neolithic era t o the monuments of the Persian Empire. The format is slide illustrated lecture . Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prio r only. Kuttner . Survey of the Republican origins and Imperial development of Roman sculpture--free--standing, relief, an d architectural--from ca. 150 BC to 350 AD. We concentrate on sculpture in the capital city and on court and state arts , emphasizing commemorative public sculpture and Roman habits of decorative display. Key themes are the depiction of time and space, programmatic decoration, and the vocabulary of political art.

Score: 6.093745 Details | Listing | Web page

1 - 25 26 - 50 51 - 75 76 - 100 101 - 125 126 - 150 151 - 175 176 - 200 201 - 225 226 - 250 251 - 275 276 - 300 301 - 325 326 - 350 351 - 375 376 - 400 401 - 425 426 - 450 451 - 475 476 - 500 501 - 525 526 - 550 551 - 575 576 - 600 601 - 625 626 - 650 651 - 675 676 - 700 701 - 725 726 - 750 751 - 775 776 - 800 801 - 825 826 - 850 851 - 875 876 - 900 901 - 925 926 - 950 951 - 975 976 - 1000 1001 - 1025 1026 - 1050 1051 - 1075 1076 - 1100 1101 - 1125 1126 - 1150 1151 - 1175 1176 - 1200 1201 - 1225 1226 - 1250 1251 - 1275 1276 - 1300 1301 - 1325 1326 - 1350 1351 - 1375 1376 - 1400 1401 - 1425 1426 - 1450 1451 - 1475 1476 - 1500 1501 - 1525 1526 - 1550 1551 - 1575 1576 - 1600 1601 - 1625 1626 - 1650 1651 - 1675 1676 - 1700 1701 - 1725 1726 - 1750 1751 - 1775 1776 - 1800 1801 - 1825 1826 - 1850 1851 - 1875 1876 - 1900 1901 - 1925 1926 - 1950 1951 - 1975 1976 - 2000 2001 - 2025 2026 - 2050 2051 - 2075 2076 - 2100 2101 - 2125 2126 - 2150 2151 - 2175 2176 - 2200 2201 - 2225 2226 - 2250 2251 - 2275 2276 - 2300 2301 - 2325 2326 - 2350 2351 - 2375 2376 - 2400 2401 - 2410