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Archived Version 2019 - 2020
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Description The module commences with consideration of some of the key features of the Italian Renaissance including the Humanist influences on Literature and the plastic Arts. The emergence and development of the Protestant Reformation is treated and its impact on religion, politics and society in Europe is examined. Other contexts examined are for example, International relations and international conflict in particular, as well as specific events in France or Spain. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Display a broad knowledge of issues and events in Europe and the wider world between 1450 and 1648 2. Display a broad knowledge of issues and events in Europe and the wider world between 1450 and 1648 3. Trace the main developments in international relations during the period and relate these to religious and political conflicts and changes. 4. Display familiarity with some of the texts and documents of the Renaissance, Reformation/Counter Reformation period 5. Display ability to apply critical judgement in dealing with key course questions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities The Italian RenaissanceThe Origins of the Reformation in GermanyLuther, Zwingli and CalvinThe Catholic Reformation, Council of Trent, the Papacy and the JesuitsThe Religious wars in FranceCharles V and the Holy Roman EmpireSpain, Philip II and EuropeReformation texts and documents, a selective analysis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 27065, Website, Project Wittenberg, 0, Selected Works of Martin Luther, http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text /wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html, 27066, Website, Internet Modern History Sourcebook, 0, Reformation Europe, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsb ook02.html, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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