Subject description
This subject will focus on a study of selected works of the late Renaissance. Questions will be raised about the relation between philosophy and literature, asking to what extent and in what way philosophical thought infuses imaginative literature. In musing on these matters, students will examine selected comic, tragic and … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Tutorial:1 hour
Lecture:2 hours
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Employ concepts and techniques in a competent interpretation and appreciation of exemplary masterpieces of Late Renaissance thought and art;
2.
Articulate major philosophical issues raised by exemplary masterpieces of Late Renaissance thought and art;
3.
Identify the comparative strengths and weaknesses of competing interpretations of exemplary masterpieces of Late Renaissance thought and art;
4.
Evaluate the cogency of arguments, backed by reasons.
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