LAPI 825 - Age of Melancholy

3 credits

Renaissance models of the self and their assimilation into artistic work. An exploration of how social forces drove individuals toward subjectivity and looks at how the then current medical models coped with this new concern through 16th and 17th century lyric and dramatic poetry. Parallels are also traced among literature, print culture, and music.

Prerequisites LACR*210

Student must have completed the 1st semester of their Sophomore year (45 credits).