MUTH 110 The Republic to Rationalism: History, Arts, and Performance l Units: 3.00
An introduction to Western music, theatre, art, and literature in historical and global perspective, focusing on drama and music to place artistic creation between 400 BCE-1750 CE in a social and political chronological framework. We will explore Mediterranean Antiquity, European Medievalism, Global Early Modernity, and the European Baroque, weaving in questions of historiography and cultural exchange.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Lecture, 36 Online Activity, 42 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Recall chronological framework of aesthetic eras/ideas.
- Compare and differentiate these ideas in global perspective.
- Develop skills in critical thought, research, and writing to respond to different forms of art in historical perspective.
- Recognize how different forms of art reflect and reinforce social functions.