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COURSE OUTLINE |
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Tentative Schedule |
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I. |
Early Civilizations |
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1.1 |
Art |
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1.2 |
Religion |
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1.3 |
Political, Economic, Geographic Influences |
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1.4 |
Concepts |
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II. |
Classical Greece |
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2.1 |
Mythology |
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2.2 |
Drama |
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2.2.1 |
Development |
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2.2.2 |
Concept of tragedy |
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2.2.3 |
Relation to mythology |
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2.3 |
Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |
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2.4 |
Architectural orders: Doric (Parthenon), Ionic and Corinthian |
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2.5 |
Sculpture |
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2.6 |
Period concepts |
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2.6.1 |
Humanism |
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2.6.2 |
Idealism (Plato's Forms and manifestation in sculpture) |
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2.6.3 |
Rationalism (perfect proportion) |
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2.6.4 |
Naturalism |
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III. |
Hellenistic Greece |
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3.1 |
Philosophy (See Roman) |
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3.2 |
Concepts: contrast to Classical Greece |
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3.2.1 |
Emotionalism |
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3.2.2 |
Realism |
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3.2.3 |
Individualism |
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3.2.4 |
Empiricism |
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IV. |
Roman Culture |
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4.1 |
Sculpture as portraiture |
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4.2 |
Architectural innovation |
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4.2.1 |
Arch construction |
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4.2.2 |
Utilitarian |
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4.3 |
Literature |
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4.4 |
Philosophy |
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4.4.1 |
Epicureanism |
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4.4.2 |
Stoicism |
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4.5 |
Concepts |
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4.5.1 |
Greek derivation |
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4.5.2 |
Technological advances |
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4.5.3 |
Individualism |
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4.5.4 |
Concept of authority |
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4.5.5 |
Law |
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V. |
Christian Eras |
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5.1 |
Architecture |
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5.2 |
Mosaics |
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5.3 |
Manuscript Illumination / spiritual emphasis |
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5.4 |
Music: Gregorian plain song (monophony) |
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5.5 |
Theatre- Quem Quaeritis Trope- Liturgical and secular drama |
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5.6 |
Period Concepts |
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5.61 |
Obedience to authority |
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5.62 |
Denial of the physical |