History 591R: Renaissance Humanism

Prof. Brian W. Ogilvie - UMass/Amherst - Spring 2004

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Announcements

• 2/13: I have added PDF versions of the handouts from class--see below.
• Other announcements are on WebCT (see below) in a discussion topic called ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Online readings

Online readings are now available through WebCT. Gordon Harvey, Writing with Sources, is linked below. Update, 2/17: because WebCT is screwing up URLs for JSTOR, I am linking articles here too. To access JSTOR articles, you must be on the UMass campus network or log in with your OIT account and password. To print the article, choose "print" at the top of the page and then follow the instructions. If you have trouble printing, you might want to download the article (choose "download" at the top of the page and follow the instructions there).

Theodore E. Mommsen, "Petrarch's Conception of the Dark Ages," is available through JSTOR.

Ronald Witt, "Medieval 'Ars Dictaminis' and the Beginnings of Humanism: a New Construction of the Problem," is available through JSTOR.

Charles Trinkaus, "Humanist Treatises on the Status of the Religious: Petrarch, Salutati, Valla," is available through JSTOR.

WebCT

This course will involve a WebCT component. To access it, go to the main WebCT login page (via webct.oit.umass.edu), log in, and then choose the course from the list of your enrolled courses. To use WebCT, you must activate your OIT computer account (now free). For more information, visit OIT's account web site.

Honors Colloquium

The associated honors colloquium, History H16, meets Thursdays, 2:30-3:20.

Online resources

• Gordon Harvey, Writing with Sources (note that chapter 4 in the printed edition is the same as Appendixes A and B in the online edition)
• Oxford English Dictionary online (UMass only)
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (via Bartleby.com)
• Oxford Reference Online (UMass only)
• History Department Writing Page

Handouts

When possible, I am posting PDF versions of the handouts here. If a handout is not posted, please ask me for a copy!

• 4/29: Concision exercises
• 4/15: Paper #4 instructions
• 4/1: Paper #3 comment instructions
• 3/22: Paper #3 instructions (not handed out in class but posted on WebCT and here)
• 3/2: Paper #2 comment instructions
• 3/2: Paper #2 instructions
• 3/2: Handout on "ideology" from Raymond Williams
• 3/2: Handout on "lifestyle"
• 2/7: Paper #1 comment instructions
• 2/7: Revised course calendar
• 2/5: Paper #1 instructions
• 2/5: WebCT discussion guidelines
• 2/3: Concision (from pre-test)
• 2/3: Definition of "novel"
• 1/29: Writing pre-test
• 1/29: Syllabus