PIPT 308 Age of Melancholy

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
300 level undergraduate course

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 Completion of HUMS course

This course is not repeatable for credit.