with a particular interest in English Renaissance drama (Shakespeare, Marlowe, Middleton, Webster) and in tragedy and theories of tragedy. His secondary interest, which sometimes takes him beyond the ...

There are few institutions of higher learning in America with the wealth of resources and talent devoted to medieval and early modern studies as Saint Louis University. The Center for Medieval and ...

The 16th century was an age of exploration ... In the early 1500s, as explorers probed the New World, some of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance were being created, such as Michelangelo ...

A survey of the origins and development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Renaissance times to the Modern period. Emphasis is placed on representative works of art from the Renaisance, ...

What was life like in the age of da Vinci? What is the basis of ... What ideas underlay such important moments in history as the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution? Early Modern ...

Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity is dedicated ... by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-vis anatomical difference, social virtues ...

The School of Athens, one of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist ... of the formation of early modern Europe and the Mediterranean. In order to develop a multifaceted picture of ...

Shakespeare, early modern literature & culture, performance theory, theatre history, theatre arts. Nancy Selleck is the author of a book on Shakespeare and the language of identity in the Renaissance, ...

They combined modern scientific techniques with historical records to further understand what childhood was like during the Renaissance. This period was highlighted by an increase in scientific ...