Prof. Lisa Wolverton Spring 2010
Office: 325 McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: M
9-10:30 am
lwolvert@uoregon.edu
This course surveys the
changes that swept Europe between 1000 and 1225, including the rise of towns
and universities, new spiritual and artistic visions, and varieties of
religious and social reform.
The readings emphasize
primary sources in translation, some on the web, as well as scholarly articles
and book chapters. The reading of primary sources is a crucial part of learning
to understand the Middle Ages.
Students must keep up with the reading, and learn to engage with
it. Attentive reading will also
help you learn to connect the primary source materials to the larger issues
presented in lectures.
Short
papers ask students to synthesize and analyze primary sources in answer to
an assigned question. Students
must write two papers
and may choose from three writing assignments noted on the syllabus. The assigned questions ask students to
analyze primary sources read as part of regular coursework. No outside research is required
or desirable. Papers are due on the date noted on the syllabus: late papers will be penalized; papers
more than one week late will not be accepted. Students may not write a third paper to make up an earlier grade or for extra
credit.
Since exams will cover both
the lectures and the assigned readings, students are strongly encouraged to attend class
regularly.
The breakdown of the final
grade is as follows:
2
papers @ 20% each 40%
mid-term
examination 25%
final
examination 35%
Two items are available for
purchase at the UO Bookstore:
The Letters of Abelard and
Heloise, trans. by Betty Radice
Coursepack (including
all items marked by an * in the syllabus below)
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Mar. 29 |
Introduction |
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Mar. 30 |
Feudalism and Manorialism |
*Bouchard |
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Apr. 2 |
Monasticism |
*Benedictine rule |
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Apr. 5 |
(cont.) |
*Ste Foy; Cluny foundation |
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Apr. 7 |
Peace of God Movement |
*Landes; *Documents |
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Apr. 9 |
Norman Conquest: 1066 |
*Chronicle excerpts; Bayeux Tapestry |
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Apr. 12 |
Domesday Book |
*Clanchy; Sample entry |
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Apr. 14 |
Investiture Controversy:
Church Reform |
*Peter Damian |
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Apr. 16 |
Papacy and Empire |
*Letters of Gregory VII |
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Apr. 19 |
First Crusade:
1096 |
*Urban's speech; Paper 1 due |
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Apr. 21 |
Jews in Christendom |
*Anonymous of Mainz |
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Apr. 23 |
The Expedition |
*Fulcher of Chartres MAPS |
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Apr. 26 |
MIDTERM EXAM Study Guide |
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Apr. 28 |
New Towns |
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Apr. 30 |
New Preachers |
*Robert of Arbrissel |
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May 3 |
New
Schools |
Abelard, Historia Calamitatum |
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May 5 |
New Disciplines |
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May 7 |
New Lovers
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*Marie de France; *Andreas; Paper 2 due |
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May 10 |
New Orders |
*Southern, pp. 240-50, 309-18; Heloise (pp. 93-111) |
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May 12 |
(cont.): Cistercians
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*Southern, pp. 250-72 |
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May 14 |
New Spirituality
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*Bernard; *Scivias |
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May 17 |
New Government
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*FitzNigel |
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May 19 |
(cont.) “Feudal Monarchy”
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May 21 |
New Churches
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*Scott |
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May 24 |
Francis
of Assisi
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*Life of Saint Francis |
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May 26 |
Heretics
and Near-Heretics
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*Little; *Life of Marie
d'Oignies |
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May 28 |
Dominicans |
Canonization process; Paper 3 due |
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May 31 |
MEMORIAL DAY
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June 2 |
Innocent III and Lateran IV |
Lateran IV (Canons 1-3, 10-21, 37, 47, 51, 62-end) |
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June 4 |
Universities |
*Baldwin |
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Monday, June 7, 10:15 a.m. |
FINAL EXAM
Study Guide |