HI 400-01 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE--
                      POLITICS AND IDEAS

BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE                     FALL SEMESTER 1996
HARRINGTON 33                                 MWF NOON-12:50 P.M.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Luci Fortunato De Lisle
office hours:  MWF 11-noon, Tillinghast 219
telephone: (508) 697-1388 ext. 2412
e-mail: lfortunato@bridgew.edu

REQUIRED CLASS TEXTS:
Munck, Thomas. Seventeenth Century Europe: State Conflict and
     Social Order in Europe 1598-1700.  New York: St. Martin's
     Press, 1989.
Rabb, Theodore K. The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern
     Europe.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1975.
von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoffel, The Adventures of
     a Simpleton. Trans. Walter Wallich.  New York: Frederick
     Ungar, 1995.


DUE DATE  CLASS TOPIC                    ...ASSIGNMENT DUE

SETTING THE STAGE: THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF 17TH-CENTURY EUROPE
W 9/4   Historical Geography and Introduction to
        Historiographical issues of the 17th century

F 9/6   The general nature of economics, society, politics,
        religion and intellectual life in 17th-century 
        Europe . . . [reread the chapters in a Western
        Civilization text which treat the seventeenth century
        to get an overview/review quickly--pay special attention
        to the 30 Years War.] Begin reading Munck chapters 3, 4,
        5, 6, and 8

M 9/9   The general picture continued . . . finish reading 
        Munck chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

POLITICS AND WAR ON THE CONTINENT TO CA. 1660
W 9/11  Spain and its Empire on Top--and its relative decline 
        . . . Munck Ch. 2 pp. 49-56, Ch. 5 pp. 155-156, Ch. 7
        pp. 208-212

F 9/13  Spain continued . . . PRESENTATION #1____________________

M 9/16  The Dutch Republic--the quest for independence and a
        Golden Age . . .Munck Ch. 4 pp. 121-128, Ch. 7 pp. 232
        -236,  Ch. 8 pp. 253-254, 

W 9/18  The Dutch continued . . . PRESENTATION #2________________

F 9/20  The Holy Roman Empire and Denmark . . . Ch. 1 pp. 1-7,
        Ch. 2 pp. 62-66, Ch. 5 pp. 158-161, Ch. 8 pp. 246-253 
     
M 9/23  Sweden becomes a great power . . .Munck Ch. 2 pp. 56-62, 
        Ch, 8 pp. 161[bottom]-162; Ch. 7 pp. 228-232
        PRESENTATION #3_______________________________

W 9/25  France poised to tip the balance of power--from Henry IV
        through  Louis XIII . . . Munck Ch. 2 pp. 31-49, Ch. 5
        pp. 148-155, Ch. 7 pp. 212-216,

F 9/27  NO CLASS-FALL CONVOCATION

M 9/30  France through mid-century and crises continued . . . 
        PRESENTATION #4____________________________

W 10/2  The 30 Years War . . . Munck, Ch. 1 pp. 7-31; begin
        reading Grimmelshausen, The Adventures of a Simpleton

F 10/4  The 30 Years War continued . . . [keep reading
        Grimmelshausen] PRESENTATION #5______________________

M 10/7  Discussion of Grimmelshausen, The Adventures of a
        Simpleton . . . ESSAY DUE

ACROSS THE CHANNEL
W 10/9  From Stuart England to Civil War . . .Munck Ch. 2 pp. 70-
        80, Ch. 5 pp. 156[middle]-158

F 10/11 Civil War and its Consequences . . . Munck Ch. 7 pp. 216
        -228, Ch. 8 pp. 254-256 PRESENTATION #6__________________

M 10/14 NO CLASSES--COLUMBUS DAY

W 10/16 Politics and Culture Stuart to Restoration England . . .
        Munck Ch. 11 pp. 359-365, Ch. 12 pp. 377-382
        PRESENTATION #7___________________________

F 10/18 MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION

HISTORIOGRAPHY AND CRISIS THEORY
M 10/21 Assessing and Interpreting what we've studied to date 
        . . . Rabb chapters 1-8

W 10/23  Looking forward--establishing a context for cultural and
         intellectual topics . . . Rabb chapters 9-end ESSAY DUE

EUROPEAN POLITICS AND CULTURE 1660-1715
F 10/25 MittelEuropa--the Hapsburgs and the Ottoman threat. . .
        Munch Ch. 4 pp. 132-136, Ch. 8 pp. 246-253
        PRESENTATION #8                                      

M 10/28  The Hohenzollerns and the beginnings of Prussia. . .
         Munck pp. 355-57 PRESENTATION #9_____________________

W 10/30  Russia and eastern Europe . . .Munck Ch. 4 pp. 128-132, 
         Ch. 5 pp. 162-164, Ch. 7 203-208, Ch. 8 242-249, 
         Ch. 12 391-396 PRESENTATION #9_________________________

F 11/1  French Hegemony in the Age of Louis XIV . . .Munck Ch. 11
pp. 340-352 and 365-370, Ch. 12 pp. 371-337 and pp. 382-391

M 11/3  Louis XIV and the Age of Political and Cultural Grandeur
        . . . PRESENTATION # 10_____________________________

BELIEFS, MENTALITES, AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION--QUESTIONS OF
NATURE, SOCIETY, HUMANS, GOD, AND HISTORY 
W 11/6  Intellectual skepticism and the witch craze 
        . . . Munck  Ch. 9 pp. 269-277; primary source 
        handouts

F 11/8  Developments and Issues in the Scientific Revolution
        . . . Munck Ch. 9 pp. 294-299 [also please begin reading
        and have completed the library reserve Franklin Baumer,
        Modern European Thought pp. 26-137 by M 11/18];
        primary source handouts
        
M 11/11 NO CLASS--VETERANS' DAY

W 11/13 Scientific Revolution continued . . .primary
        source handouts; PRESENTATION #1_________________________

F 11/15 NO CLASS [conference]

M 11/18 The Revolution in Philosophy . . .primary source
        handouts; PRESENTATION #2__________________________

W 11/20 Religious thought and controversies . . .Munck Ch. 9 
        pp. 277-285; primary source handouts;
        PRESENTATION #3_____________________________

F 11/22 Utopian writings and Poiltical theory . . . Munck Ch. 9
        pp. 299-304; primary source handouts;
        PRESENTATION #4_________________________

M 11/25 Political thought continued . . . primary source
        handouts; PRESENTATION  #5___________________________

W 11/27 Trends and questions in poetry and prose . . . Munck
        Ch. 10 [read all as an overview] and begin library
        reserve reading: Wylie Sypher, Four Stages of Renaissance
        Style: Transformations in Art and Literature 1400-1700
        pp. 1-36 and 100-297. Also primary source handouts;
        PRESENTATION #6__________________________   

F 11/29  NO CLASS--THANKSGIVING BREAK

M 12/2  Drama . . . primary source handouts; PRESENTATION
        #7______________________

W 12/4  Music, Opera and Spectacle . . .primary source
        handouts; PRESENTATION #8___________________________

F 12/6  Fine Arts--Painting and Sculpture . . .  primary
        source handouts; PRESENTATION #9 ______________________

M 12/9  Ecclesiastical and State Architecture . . .  primary
        source handouts; PRESENTATION #10_______________________ 

W 12/11 Wrap-up discussion on the Political and Cultural 
        Trends in 17th-Century Europe . . . focus on Sypher,
        Four Stages of Renaissance Style 

The syllabus for this topics course has been designed to extract
some of the main areas of historical interest and debate in the
POLITICAL and INTELLECTUAL HISTORY of seventeenth-century Europe. 
As such it does not pretend to offer any comprehensive "coverage"
of all aspects of the history of the era.  The course, too, is
heavily weighted in considering western and central continental
European History with some more limited consideration of the
British Isles, eastern Europe, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. 
Its approach to intellectual history, further, is shaped largely
by historigraphical considerations stemming from "crisis theory"
and the cultural manifestations of seventeenth-century politics
through the absolutism (the "Age of Grandeur") of Louis XIV.  The
"culture" considered will generally be "high culture" ranging
across developments in science, philosophy, political theory,
religious beliefs, music, drama, literature, the fine arts and
architecture.  These cultural aspects will be touched upon
briefly as they pertain to the individual states considered in
the earlier part of the course but will be taken up as topics
themselves later in the course to help develop a more
comprehensive picture of the complexities and currents of thought
in this crucial century of change which may well mark the key
transitional period from "medieval" to "modern".  The
chronological framework adopted for the course is that of a "long
seventeenth century divided roughly into two continental phases
the first extending to about 1660, the second to 1715 using dates
in political history for our guideposts.

THE CLASS AND REQUIREMENTS
CLASS DISCUSSIONS AND READINGS: This class will be conducted as a
colloquium with a mixture of lectures, student presentations and
discussions.  Informed, reflective and substantive contributions
are assumed on a daily basis--COME TO CLASS PREPARED AND READY TO
PARTICIPATE.

EXAMINATIONS:  There will be two exams--a mid-term and a final
both of which will be written in class. [20% each=40%]

PRESENTATIONS: You will be responsible for TWO formal
presentations as a "specialist" on one political topic and one
cultural question or primary source.  Presentations should last
approximately 15 minutes and include appropriate handouts,
visuals, recordings, graphs, outlines, etc.  Additionally a one-
two page summary should be handed in on the day of each
presentation; this should include a one-two paragraph thesis
synopsis of your presentation; a formal outline and a
bibliography.  You should plan to confer with me as soon as
possible once your presentation countries and cultural topics
have been determined to narrow down and focus your presentation
selection. [10% each=20%]

ESSAYS: You will write two reflective essays on questions which
will be provided on the picaresque novel, The Adventures of a
Simpleton by von Grimmelshausen and on the historiography of
crisis theory. [10% each=20%]

RESEARCH PAPER:  Finally, you will have the opportunity to write
an 8-10 page research paper [double spaced] on a question of your
choice within the framework of the course.  Again, I urge you to
come to talk with me as soon as possible about your paper; [I
shall maintain veto power over any topic which I feel will lead
you down a blind alley or which does not match the expectations
of an upper-level undergraduate course!] [20%]

--Your RESEACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE:
1.  A clear and focused THESIS STATEMENT presented near the
beginning of the paper.
2. Persuasive argumentation and solid use and analysis of
evidence from a variety of kinds of sources and a strong
conclusion.
3.  Your bibliography/works cited list should include a minimum
of ONE of each of the following kinds of sources [you may
certainly have many more if you'd like!] appropriately selected
and incorporated into your text.
4.  Please use Turabian as your style manual.  You may use
endnotes in place of footnotes.  Take every care to be accurate
and to follow correct format.  If I have a question about a
citation, I may ask you to produce the source to check it.   

GRADING RUBRIC SUMMARY:
EXAMINATIONS  [2 @ 20% each]= 40%
PRESENTATIONS [2 @ 10% each]= 20%
ESSAYS        [2 @ 10% each]= 20% 
RESEARCH PAPER ------------ = 20%
________________________________
TOTAL                         100% [+ for outstanding 
                                    class participation]  
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SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING ON SYLLABUS TOPICS
[The list which follows is NOT intended to be comprehensive but
should serve only as an preliminary menu to get you started; it
merely points you to a number of books readily available in BSC's
library.  You should consult the bibliography at the back of your
Munck text for a more extensive and thorough listing.  I have not
listed journal articles as these will be dictated by your
presentation and research paper topic selections.]

SPAIN AND EMPIRE    
CB 401 E43 J.H. Elliott, The Old World and the New, 1492-1650
DC 123.9 R5 E44 J.H. Elliott, Richelieu and Olivares
DP 171 D6513  Antonio Ortiz, The Golden Age of Spain 1516-1659  
DP 171 S7 R.A. Stradling, Europe and the Decline of Spain
DP 171 E4  J.H. Elliott, Imperial Spain
DP 171 L 92 1981 volume 2. John Lynch, Spain under the Hapsburgs
DP 184 D3  R. Trevor Davies, Spain in Decline

THE NETHERLANDS
DJ 158 S32  Simon Shama, The Embarassment of Riches
DJ 401 H6 P75 Holland and the Dutch Republic
ND 646 H3 Haak, The Golden Age, Dutch Painters of the
                Seventeenth Century

SWEDEN
DL 701 R 63  Michael Roberts, The Swedish Imperial Experience
DL 706 R 76  Michael Roberts, Gustavus Adolphus
DL 719 M 35  Georgina Masson, Queen Christina
DL 719 R6  Michael Roberts, ed. Sweden's Age of Greatness 16632
           -1718

FRANCE [through Louis XIII]
DC 123 B66 Richard Bonney, Society and Government in France Under
           Richelieu and Mazarin 1624-1661
DC 123 T313 Victor Tapie, France in the Ae of Louis XIII and
            Richelieu
DC 123.9 R5 A84  Achincloss, Richelieu
DC 123.9 R5 B43  Bergin, Cardinal Richelieu
DC 123.9 R5 E44 J.H. Elliott, Richelieu and Olivares

ENGLAND
[BSC's library holds a treasure trove of books on British history
from the Stuart period through the Restoration era; begin by
consulting books on the shelves with call numbers from DA 370 to
DA 480.]

MITTELEUROPA AND THE OTTOMANS [useful books here will depend upon
presentation topic focus and may be found in a variety of places
listed under the dynasties--eg. Hapsburgs/Hohenzollerns--or even
by more modern nation names--eg. Austria, Prussia, Hungary etc.--
or by empire designation--eg. Holy Roman Empire/Ottoman Empire.]
DB 36.1 C7 Edward Crankshaw, The Habsburgs

RUSSIA
DK 114 K573  V.O. Klinchevsky, A Course in Russian History: The
             17th Century
DK 113.2 D84 Paul Dukes, The Making of Russian Absolutism 1613
             -1801
DK 131 M 28 Robert Massie, Peter the Great

FRANCE IN THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV
DC 129 is the general call number for a large selection of
        biographies of Louis XIV
DC 130 S2 A3 1910 3 vols. [St. Simon] Memoirs of the Courts of
             Europe: Louis XIV and his Court
DC 130 O7 A4 [Liselotte von der Pfalz] A Woman's Life in the
              Court of the Sun King
N 6410 T 313 Victor Tapie, The Age of Grandeur
N 6844 B6 1970  Art and Architecture in France 1500-1700

GENERAL BOOKS ON THOUGHT AND CULTURE
***N6370 .S95  Wylie Sypher, Four Stages of Renaissance Style:
               Transformations in Art and Literature 1400-1700
              [two copies of this book are ON RESERVE in the
               library for your class; read especially pp. 1-36
               and parts 2, 3, and 4 headed "Mannerism",    
               "Baroque" and "Late-Baroque"].
B791 .B36 1977 Franklin Baumer, Modern European Thought
              [chapter 2]
CB 401 S56 Peter Skrine, The Baroque
D273.5 .H32 1969 Paul Hazard, The European Mind (1680-1715)