On Thursday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m., Northern's Early Music Ensemble will perform as part of the Spring A Capella Concert. It looks to me like most or all of the pieces they'll be doing are from the Renaissance period, and I'd really like you to hear this music. The video I showed you really didn't do Renaissance music justice, and you'll get a *much* better feel for Renaissance achievements if you listen to our NSU musicians perform the pieces live.
For extra credit, you can get a program signed by any of the singers/musicians performing at the concert (or from Dr. Woods) and show me the signed program. Alternatively, you can describe here your impressions of the Renaissance pieces. What did you find impressive?
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Machiavelli (Extra Credit)

Add a comment or two here giving your impressions of Machiavelli. Try to say something that would help another students trying to prepare on essay on Renaissance achievements.
http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL/basis/machiavelli-prince.html
Pico della Mirandola (Extra Credit)

http://www.cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/Mirandola/
Boccaccio's Account of the Black Death (extra credit)

Heloise and Abelard (extra credit)
Choose one or two of the letters of Heloise and Abelard at the link here. What did you find particularly interesting in these letters? Does anything particularly surprise you?
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Trojan Women (extra credit)

The Greeks regarded the words of their great playwrights as "theopneutos," i.e., God-breathed. Do you agree? Cite a line or two from the play that might show why the Greeks regarded writers like Euripides as almost equivalent to prophets and explain why you find this line/these lines inspired or inspiring. Do you see here a line worth committing to memory?
Monday, February 3, 2014
Daniel (extra credit)

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