Illustrating the Apocalypse

MDVL 6000
Spring 2006

Course Calendar

Monday
Wednesday
  Jan 11
Prolegomena
Jan 16
NO CLASS
Martin Luther King Day
Jan 18
The Biblical Text
reading: The Apocalypse
Jan 23
Apocalyptic Mentality
reading: McGinn
Jan 25
Tyconius and Augustine
reading: Fredriksen
Jan 30
Early Medieval Exegesis
reading: Matter
Feb 1
Thousand-Year Sabbath
reading: Lerner (Erwin)
Feb 6
Joachim of Fiore
reading: Daniel (McConnel)
Feb 8
Mendicant Readings
reading: Burr
FIELD TRIP TO NOTRE DAME
Feb 13
Apocalypse in Medieval Art
reading: Klein
1st term paper progress report due
Feb 15
Early Christian Monumental Art
reading: Kinney
Feb 20
Beatus of Liébana
reading: Williams (Schweitzer)

Feb 22
Illustrated Apocalypse Manuscripts
student reports (Erwin & Schweitzer)

WALDO LIBRARY RARE BOOK ROOM

Feb 27
NO CLASS
Spring Break
Mar 1
NO CLASS
Spring Break
Mar 6
Illustrated Apocalypse Manuscripts
student reports (DiClemente & Russo)
WALDO LIBRARY RARE BOOK ROOM
Mar 8
Illustrated Apocalypse Manuscripts
student report (McConnel)
Mar 13
High Medieval Monumental Art
reading: Christe
Mar 15
English Apocalypses
reading: Lewis (Russo)
2nd term paper progress report due
Mar 20
Late Medieval Art
reading: Camille

Mar 22
NO CLASS

students prepare for their seminar reports

Mar 27
Illustrating the Apocalypse
student reports (Erwin & Schweitzer)
working list of manuscript images due
Mar 29
Illustrating the Apocalypse
student reports (DiClemente and McConnel)
Apr 3
The Apocalypse in Medieval Culture
reading: Emmerson
working annotated bibliography due
Apr 5
The Apocalypse and the Liturgy
student report (Russo)
reading: Flanigan
Apr 10
German Historical Writings
reading: Morrison
Apr 12
English Literature
reading: Szittya
research paper and final list of manuscript images due
Apr 17
Dante and the Apocalypse
reading: Herzman (DiClemente)
Apr 19
Final Thoughts
final annotated bibliography due
Thursday, April 27, at 2:45 p.m.: revised research paper due