History 423 Renaissance and Reformation

T/Th 1:30-3:10 pm / King Hall B4012 Fall 2013

Detail from Raphael’s School of Athens (1509), Alvarado's conquest of Guatemala (1523), Luther by Cranach (1529)

Instructor: Kris Pangburn Email: kris.pangburn2@calstatela.edu Office Hours: T/Th 3:15 – 4:30 PM, King Hall B4022 This course covers Europe’s history from roughly 1350 to 1650, a period that witnessed two pivotal movements that have shaped our modern world: the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. Together we will explore some of the key aspects of this eventful era, including the rise of humanism and secularism, religious ferment and critique, new attitudes towards sex and family life, the outbreak of confessional warfare, the conquest of the Americas, and the birth of the Early Modern State. Our main objectives are two: to gain a greater understanding of Europe’s history between 1350 and 1650, and to practice the skills of the historian. Towards these ends, we will read, discuss, and write about some of the most influential texts and objects produced during these three centuries. In the course of our work, we will consider such questions as: Which traditional viewpoints did contemporaries challenge (or reaffirm)? What did they understand “good government” to be? What does their art reveal about how they understood the world? How did they see themselves in relation to foreign cultures? What were their religious beliefs, and how did they pray? How did their experiences contribute to the world that we know today? Required Books The following books, which are required for this course, are available for purchase at the university bookstore. If you buy your books on-line, be careful to order the editions listed below. Zophy, A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe, 4th ed. (Pearson) 9780136056287 NOTE: Two copies of this book are on reserve at the library Machiavelli, The Prince (Penguin) 9780140449150 King, Brunelleschi’s Dome (Bloomsbury) 9781620401934 Las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Penguin) 9780140445626 Marty, Martin Luther (Penguin) 9780143114307

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Course Requirements and Grading Attendance/Participation (incl. homework assignments) 15% Paper #1 (6-7 pages) 25% Paper #2 (8-10 pages) 35% Final Exam 25% Attendance and Classroom Conduct It is crucial that you do not miss any classes, because lecture material will appear on the final exam. If you are absent, you are responsible for getting notes from a classmate, and for asking me about any handouts that I may have distributed. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE IN CLASS. Be on time each afternoon, and do not leave the room except during our scheduled breaks (unless it’s an emergency). Note that reading assignments are due on the day they are assigned (see the lecture and reading schedule below). You should come to class prepared to discuss the day’s assignment. Academic Honesty California State University, Los Angeles does not tolerate plagiarism. Plagiarism means (1) passing off as your own the ideas or words of another person, (2) resubmitting work that you did for another class; (3) failing to give credit for ideas or arguments that are not your own. For more on the academic honesty policy, see http://www.calstatela.edu/usu/csdp/StudentRights15.html. During an exam, it is forbidden to talk to another student, consult notes without the instructor’s permission, use your phone, or look at another student’s paper. In addition, be sure to arrive on time, since you will not be permitted to take the test if other students have completed it and left the room before you arrive. Make-up exams and early exams will not be given, so you should inform the instructor as soon as possible if you have a scheduling conflict. Students with Disabilities If you have a disability and require accommodations for this course, please speak with me privately as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you will need to register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/osd/). The Office is located in Room 115 of the Student Affairs Building. To make an appointment, call 323-343-3140. ________________________________________________________________________________

Lecture and Reading Schedule NOTE: All texts on the syllabus that are marked with an asterisk (*) can be found at the “Moodle” website. To access this site, go to the college homepage and click the link for myCSULA, which is at the top right of the screen. Enter your User Name and Password. Once you have logged in, click on the Moodle 2013-2014 link and select this course (History 423). You should PRINT these documents and bring them with you to our class meetings. Thurs, 9/26: Introduction Tues, 10/1: A World in Crisis: Late Medieval Europe

Zophy, Chs. 1-3

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Thurs, 10/3: The Roots of the Revival: Humanism

Zophy, Chs. 4-5 * Quillen, “Introduction” to The Secret * Petrarch, “The Allegorical Ascent of Mount Ventoux” (1336)

Tues, 10/8: Florentine Politics and the Republican Tradition * Hibbert, excerpt from Florence: The Biography of a City * Bruni, excerpt from Panegyric of Florence (1402) * Guicciardini, A Portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici (1509) Thurs, 10/10: The Machiavellian Worldview Machiavelli, The Prince (1513) Tues, 10/15: Renaissance Painting: The Intersection of Art, Philosophy, and Science

Zophy, Ch. 6 King, Brunelleschi’s Dome, 1-90 Thurs, 10/17: New Directions in Sculpture and Architecture

Zophy, Ch. 7 King, Brunelleschi’s Dome, 91-167

Tues, 10/22: Towards the Atlantic: The Rise of Spain – PAPER #1 DUE

Zophy, Ch. 8 to p. 129 * Elliot, first excerpt from Imperial Spain

Thurs, 10/24: The Age of Exploration

Zophy, finish Ch. 8 * Elliot, second excerpt from Imperial Spain * Mann, excerpt from 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Tues, 10/29: Victors and Vanquished

Las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1542) Thurs, 10/31: Humanist Culture in Northern Europe

Zophy, Ch. 9 * Erasmus, excerpt from In Praise of Folly (1509) Marty, Martin Luther, Preface; 1-51

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Tues, 11/5: A Monk and a Mallet: Luther’s Rebellion

Zophy, Chs. 10-11 Marty, Martin Luther, Preface; 53-142 * Luther, To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (1520)

Thurs, 11/7: The Spread of the Lutheran Reformation

Marty, Martin Luther, 143-194 * Ozment, excerpt from Protestants: The Birth of a Revolution

* Luther, A Sermon on the Estate of Marriage (1519) * Roper, “Luther: Sex, Marriage and Motherhood” Tues, 11/12: The Great Peasants’ Revolt

* Baylor, excerpt from The German Reformation and the Peasants’ War * The Twelve Articles of the Peasants (1525) * Luther, Admonition to Peace (1525) * Mullet, “Luther – Conservative or Revolutionary?”

Thurs, 11/14: Swiss Reformers and Anabaptist Extremists

Zophy, Ch. 12 * Estep, excerpt from The Anabaptist Story * The Trial and Martyrdom of Elizabeth Dirks (1549) * Rothman, A Restitution of Christian Teaching (1534)

Tues, 11/19: Calvin’s Second Reformation

Zophy, Ch. 13 * McGrath, excerpts from A Life of John Calvin * Calvin, excerpts from Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559)

Thurs, 11/21: Protestant Compromises in Tudor England

Zophy, Chs. 14-15 * Haigh, excerpt from English Reformations * Excerpt from The Elizabethan Injunctions (1559)

Tues, 11/26: The Catholic Counter-Reformation

Zophy, Ch. 16 * Elliot, third excerpt from Imperial Spain * Loyola, excerpts from The Spiritual Exercises (1548) * Loyola, letter to Peter Canisius (1554)

Thurs, 11/28: NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

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Tues, 12/3: Religious Violence in Germany and France

Zophy, Ch. 17 to p. 280 * Diefendorf, excerpts from The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Thurs, 12/5: Descent into Chaos: The Thirty Years War – PAPER #2 DUE

Zophy, finish Ch. 17; Ch. 18 * Medick and Marschke, excerpts from Experiencing the Thirty Years War

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* FINAL EXAM = Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1:30-4:00 pm *