IDS 340: La Dolce Vita: Module 6

This course explores the influence of the classical, medieval, and Renaissance periods on 17th, 18th and 19th century Anglo and American writers embarking on the Grand Tour. Students will critically examine fundamental works of art and architecture, the

The 18th Century

Bryant's Review Sheet for Exam 2

Review Sheet
Powerpoint of Slides for Identification
The Advent of the Renaissance
You may or may not find this useful as you review for the exam.
The Baroque Age
We are only studying what is sometimes called the Catholic Baroque, but you may find this overview helpful.

Schedule and Links

October 13, Wednesday	Aiken- Instructions for accessing Goethe. Bloom's Grand Tourists
October 15, Friday	Aiken- Goethe, Italian Journey: Google Books: Nov. 1, 5, 7, 9, 22 Sweet, Rosemary. "British Perceptions of Florence in the Long Eighteenth Century." Historical Journal 50.4 (2007): 837-859. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Jan. 2010. PARTICIPATION ASSIGNMENT: Sweet Discussion Questions
October 18, Monday	Aiken- Goethe, Italian Journey Cohen, Michele. The Grand Tour. Language, National Identity and Masculinity. Changing English: Studies in Reading & Culture, Oct2001, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p129, 13p. PARTICIPATION ASSIGNMENT: Cohen Discussion Questions *Location Paper due
October 20, Wednesday	Aiken- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, from Embassy to Constantinople
October 22, Friday	Bryant: Neoclassicism’s Origins and Spread Metropolitan Museum of Art. American Neoclassical Sculptors Abroadhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ambl/hd_ambl.htm Metropolitan Museum of Art. Neoclassicism. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/neoc_1/hd_neoc_1.htm Prown, Jules David. “A Course of Antiquities at Rome, 1764.” Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1, (Fall, 1997), pp. 90-100. PARTICIPATION ASSIGNMENT: Prown Discussion Questions
October 25, Monday	Exam 3

Aiken - Readings and Assignments

Bryant - Readings and Assignments

The Society of the Dilettanti

Getty Museum Exhibit: The Society of Dilettanti
The society was founded in 1734 in London as a dining club for British gentlemen who had made the Grand Tour, an extended trip to Italy for cultural enrichment. At this website learn more about the Dilettanti society and watch/listen to the Slideshow.

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