Undergraduate Course: Baroque: An Italian Introduction to the Universe (ELCI10026)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Italian |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Baroque is essentially ?an Italian phenomenon? (Panofsky), and it reveals a bursting universe in a new balance of elements between arts and sciences, senses and form, matter and energy. Like a phonograph needle reading the tracks of a record back and forth, we will find the original ?scratch? of this modern (Italian) universe tackling the meaning of the Baroque style, listening to the madrigals of Monteverdi and Vivaldi?s programme music, analyzing the paintings of Caravaggio and Artemisia, reading the poems of Marino, Ariosto and Tasso, the literary and scientific theories of Galileo, a philosophical play by Bruno, the ingenious heresies of Menocchio, and the hilarious stories of Bertoldo and Bertoldino.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Entrance to Italian Honours.
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Chrystal Macmillan, Seminar room 1 |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be expected to show the ability:
- to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the chosen specialism(s)
- to recognise and acknowledge the complexity of the subject
- to show an understanding of and apply competently relevant concepts and theories
- to construct coherent arguments which demonstrate an awareness of the problems posed by the texts/ issues studied
- to demonstrate a high level of expression in both written and oral presentations
- to offer alternative perspectives and show an awareness of contrasting viewpoints |
Assessment Information
| 1 essay (30% of total mark), 1 exam (70% of total mark) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Davide Messina
Tel:
Email: D.Messina@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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