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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- analyse the proposed Renaissance texts in terms of both form and content through providing a detailed critical reading of them;
- demonstrate familiarity with the structure and function of Italian courts in the light of Renaissance history and politics;
- develop an awareness of the complexities surrounding definitions of ‘Renaissance’, ‘Early modern period’, ‘Humanism’, and ‘Classicism’;
- engage effectively in class and tutorial discussions, presenting personal ideas or critical readings orally;
- complete written assignements, focusing on content, structure, style of the analysed texts.
Reading of the following books (in Italian):
Niccolò Machiavelli, Il principe,
Baldassarre Castiglione, Il libro del cortegiano
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 36 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Two online timed essays/commentaries on Castiglione's Il libro del Cortegiano | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | Yes | Graded | No | 60 |
Class Test: Online timed essay on Machiavelli's Il principe. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students will receive an individual feedback after the mid-term assessment (that is, an online classtest on Machiavelli's il principe, in week 7). The feedback will normally be given after two teaching weeks.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Paolo Acquaviva | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Ursula Fanning | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |