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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2023 |
Registration ID | ENGLH243B001 |
Course Title | The Planetary Premodern |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | English |
Instructor | Allor,Danielle |
Times and Days | MW 11:30am-01:00pm
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Room Location | WDS |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2778 This course will explore how poets, philosophers, and early scientists imagined the planet from antiquity to the early modern period. We will investigate medieval and early modern representations of the planet Earth, from descriptions of the natural world to representations of the planet in space. We will examine these works from the perspectives of the fields of literary studies, environmental humanities, animal and plant studies, and history of science.; Pre-requisite(s): Completion of the Writing Requirement; Lottery Preference: English and Environmental Studies majors; Enrollment Limit: 25.00 Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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