20702481 - Early modern history

This course provides to give the students a general knowledge about themes, methodologies, sources concerning early modern history and modern history, from the second-half of the XV century to the second-half of the XIX century. By focusing on the interactions and connections between local and global, the aims of this course is also to analyse the main issues of this period from a political, social and cultural perspective.

Curriculum

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Programme

The course focuses on the main themes of early modern history and modern history (from XV century to XIX century), with particular attention to the historiographic categories, the use of sources and the interpretative approaches of the historians. The different political, cultural, social, economic and religious aspects of the modern age will be studied from a local and global outlook, with a certain regard to the relations between the Italian peninsula, the European continent and extra-European realities.
The second part of the course focuses on the conceptual (and methodological) aspects that revolve around the historiographic category of the Renaissance. Against the background of the political events that have characterised the European history from the first half of the fifteenth century to the first half of the seventeenth century, the course also focuses on the main cultural, artistic, religious and social issues of the time.

Core Documentation

Testi di riferimento

1) R. Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza

2) C. Capra, Storia moderna (1492-1848), Firenze, Le Monnier

3) P. Burke, Il Rinascimento europeo. Centri e periferie, Roma-Bari, Laterza

4) E. Garin, La cultura del Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza

5) Un testo a scelta tra i seguenti:
- E. Bonora, Aspettando l’imperatore. Principi italiani tra il papa e Carlo V, Torino, Einaudi
- D. Calabi, La città del primo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza & C. Conforti, La città del tardo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Cassirer, Individuo e cosmo nella filosofia del Rinascimento, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri
- G. Fragnito, Rinascimento perduto. La letteratura italiana sotto gli occhi dei censori (sec. XV-XVII), Bologna, il Mulino
- O. Niccoli (a cura di), Rinascimento al femminile, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Panofsky, Studi di iconologia. I temi umanistici nell’arte del Rinascimento, Torino, Einaudi
- G. Ricci, Appello al Turco. I confini infranti del Rinascimento, Roma, Viella

Type of delivery of the course

face to face learning

Attendance

optional

Type of evaluation

oral exam

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course focuses on the main themes of early modern history and modern history (from XV century to XIX century), with particular attention to the historiographic categories, the use of sources and the interpretative approaches of the historians. The different political, cultural, social, economic and religious aspects of the modern age will be studied from a local and global outlook, with a certain regard to the relations between the Italian peninsula, the European continent and extra-European realities.
The second part of the course focuses on the conceptual (and methodological) aspects that revolve around the historiographic category of the Renaissance. Against the background of the political events that have characterised the European history from the first half of the fifteenth century to the first half of the seventeenth century, the course also focuses on the main cultural, artistic, religious and social issues of the time.

Core Documentation

Testi di riferimento

1) R. Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza

2) C. Capra, Storia moderna (1492-1848), Firenze, Le Monnier

3) P. Burke, Il Rinascimento europeo. Centri e periferie, Roma-Bari, Laterza

4) E. Garin, La cultura del Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza

5) Un testo a scelta tra i seguenti:
- E. Bonora, Aspettando l’imperatore. Principi italiani tra il papa e Carlo V, Torino, Einaudi
- D. Calabi, La città del primo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza & C. Conforti, La città del tardo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Cassirer, Individuo e cosmo nella filosofia del Rinascimento, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri
- G. Fragnito, Rinascimento perduto. La letteratura italiana sotto gli occhi dei censori (sec. XV-XVII), Bologna, il Mulino
- O. Niccoli (a cura di), Rinascimento al femminile, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Panofsky, Studi di iconologia. I temi umanistici nell’arte del Rinascimento, Torino, Einaudi
- G. Ricci, Appello al Turco. I confini infranti del Rinascimento, Roma, Viella

Type of delivery of the course

face to face learning

Attendance

optional

Type of evaluation

oral exam

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course focuses on the main themes of early modern history and modern history (from XV century to XIX century), with particular attention to the historiographic categories, the use of sources and the interpretative approaches of the historians. The different political, cultural, social, economic and religious aspects of the modern age will be studied from a local and global outlook, with a certain regard to the relations between the Italian peninsula, the European continent and extra-European realities.
The second part of the course focuses on the conceptual (and methodological) aspects that revolve around the historiographic category of the Renaissance. Against the background of the political events that have characterised the European history from the first half of the fifteenth century to the first half of the seventeenth century, the course also focuses on the main cultural, artistic, religious and social issues of the time.

Core Documentation

Testi di riferimento

1) R. Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma-Bari, Laterza

2) C. Capra, Storia moderna (1492-1848), Firenze, Le Monnier

3) P. Burke, Il Rinascimento europeo. Centri e periferie, Roma-Bari, Laterza

4) E. Garin, La cultura del Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza

5) Un testo a scelta tra i seguenti:
- E. Bonora, Aspettando l’imperatore. Principi italiani tra il papa e Carlo V, Torino, Einaudi
- D. Calabi, La città del primo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza & C. Conforti, La città del tardo Rinascimento, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Cassirer, Individuo e cosmo nella filosofia del Rinascimento, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri
- G. Fragnito, Rinascimento perduto. La letteratura italiana sotto gli occhi dei censori (sec. XV-XVII), Bologna, il Mulino
- O. Niccoli (a cura di), Rinascimento al femminile, Roma-Bari, Laterza
- E. Panofsky, Studi di iconologia. I temi umanistici nell’arte del Rinascimento, Torino, Einaudi
- G. Ricci, Appello al Turco. I confini infranti del Rinascimento, Roma, Viella

Type of delivery of the course

face to face learning

Attendance

optional

Type of evaluation

oral exam