Humanities: Renaissance to Modern

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Butler Community College	Don Koke
Humanities/Fine Arts Division	Fall 1997

Humanities: Renaissance to Modern

Course Outline

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HU101. Humanities: Renaissance to Modern. 3 hrs. Prerequisite EG101. A study of the integrated humanities (art, music, literature, theatre, history, and philosophy) that includes some of the most significant landmarks of Western civilization's cultural heritage as it developed from the Renaissance to the Modern Age.

TEXTBOOKS:
Fiero. The humanistic tradition (Pkg. Book 3, 4, 5, study guide). Houghton-Mifflin

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To demonstrate a knowledge of the humanities by identifying perspectives, views, and content of the humanities.
To demonstrate a knowledge of the humanities by relating chosen major works to their creators, eras, and cultures.
To evaluate works of art, music literature, and drama, utilizing the fundamentals of critical analysis.
To recognize the role of the humanities in the development of society and their place in society.
To recognize man's long quest for knowledge and the changing nature of this eternal quest.

TOPICAL OUTLINE OF UNITS:
Introduction
What are the Humanities?
How to look at art
How to listen to music
How to read literature

The Early Renaissance
The First Phase: Masaccio, Ghiberti, and Brunelleschi
The Medici Era
The Character of Renaissance Humanism
Two Style of Humanism
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Music in the 15th Century

The High Renaissance in Italy
Popes and Patronage
     Raphael
     Michaelangelo
The High Renaissance in Venice
Mannerism
Music in the 16th Century
Contrasting Renaissance Voices
     Castiolione
     Cellini

The Renaissance in the North
The Reformation
Intellectual Developments
The Visual Arts in Northern Europe
Music of Northern Renaissance
Shakespeare

The Baroque World
The Counter-Reformation Spirit
The Visual Arts in the Baroque Period
     Caravaggio and the Carracci
     Bernini and Borromini
     France and Spain
Baroque Music
     Opera
     Bach
Philosophy and Science
     Galileo
     Descartes
     Hobbes
Literature in the 17th Century
     French Comedy and Tragedy
     Cervantes
     English Metaphysical Poets
     Milton

Rococo to Revolution
The Visual Arts in the 19th Century
     Rocco Style
     Neoclassical Art
Classical Music
     Haydn
     Mozart
Literature
     Intellectual Developments
     Pope and Swift
     Rational Humanism
     Voltaire
Revolution

The Romantic Era
Music
     Beethoven
     Verdi
     Wagner
Romantic Art
Literature
     Goethe
     The Novel
     Poetry
The Romantic Era in America
     Literature
     Painting

Toward the Modern Era
New Movements in the Visual Arts
     Impressionism
     Post-Impressionism
     Fauvism and Expressionism
New Styles in Music
     Orchestral
     Impressionism in Music
     The Search for New Musical Language
New Subjects for Literature
     Psychological Insights
     The Role of Women

Between the World Wars
Literary Modernism
     Eliot and Joyce
     Kafka
     Woolf
Revolution in Art: Cubism
The Age of Jazz
New Directions
     Escape: Dada
     Protest: Guernica
     Propaganda: Film

Toward a Global Culture
Existentialism
Painting Since 1945
Contemporary Sculpture
Architecture
Trends in Contemporary Literature
Post-Modern Music

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Methods of class instruction may include: lecture; class discussion; test, including quizzes and chapter or unit tests; homework assignments; handouts; audio-visual aids; study guides; reports; guest speakers; and field trips. These methods may be used individually or in combination by the instructor.

Telecourses: Independent study of audio/video materials augmented by text and study guide; collaboration and participation with class members and faculty via available means. Faculty role is facilitator of learning experiences.

METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Methods of evaluation may include the following: tests both objective and essay; quizzes; homework; class participation; reports; and other methods of evaluation at the discretion of the individual instructor.

Miscellaneous:
Students with impaired sensory, manual or speaking skills are encouraged and have the responsibility to contact their instructor, in a timely fashion, regarding reasonable accommodation needs.