Western Cultural Tradition I
Traces the development of Classical and Romantic worldviews through literature, art, architecture, and music from antiquity to the 19th century.
The first in a two-course sequence in the history of ideas. This interdisciplinary course traces the development of the Classical and Romantic world views through examination of literature, painting, sculpture, music, and architecture. Through this course students will become familiar with some of the major writers and artists and with some of the great works of western cultural achievement through the nineteenth century. Required field trip. Three hours per week in the first semester.