Description
This course will survey Italy’s contribution to Western Civilization by covering major themes in Western European political, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural history, from the Renaissance through the 20th century. The course will introduce the major intellectual Italian movements and examine how they have contributed to the development of modern Western Civilization. We will analyze how Italian genius and intellectual culture has helped to define modernity and how innovations and breakthrough discoveries made by Italians have influenced many aspects of our daily life, in the fields of science, education, arts, and politics.
