Lecture and discussion centered on the second edition of the Cromwell biography by Ian Gentles. Dr. Gentles has taught at ...

Students can get either a major or a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MEDREN). Duke is one of a handful of universities in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate major in Medieval and ...

Michael Cornett (MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the Associate Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Duke's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and he is ...

The idea that the Renaissance witnessed the emergence of the modern individual remains a powerful myth. In this important new book Martin examines the Renaissance self with attention to both social ...

Examines Renaissance epic poetry in relationship to themes of exile, empire, and collective identity. Studies the generic traditions of epic and romance, practices and modes of classical imitation, ...

The culmination of cultural and literary achievements in the final decade of Elizabeth I's reign coincided with some of Tudor England's worst years economically which were exacerbated by plague, ...

Through classroom lectures, museum visits, and studio practice, this course studies the place of drawing since its early modern theorization in the visual arts and in the artistic practice. Drawings ...

MEDREN 201S Music History I: Antiquity Through Renaissance CCI, ALP, CZ MUSIC 255S MEDREN 202S Music History II: 1600 through Mozart CCI, R, ALP, CZ MUSIC 256S MEDREN 215 Gothic Cathedrals CCI, R, ALP ...

Lecture course follows the transformation of medieval politics, society and culture from the First Crusade to the Reformation. The evolution of secular monarchies and the flourishing of vernacular ...

MEDREN 125 Renaissance & Revolution: Religion, Science, and Politics in Europe, 1400-1800 CCI, STS, CZ, SS HISTORY 117 MEDREN 287 Magic, Religion, and Science since 1400 CCI, EI, STS, CZ HISTORY 260 ...