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2005 Program Calendar |
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by lmschultz / 09.26.2005 |
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Monday, August 29 |
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Art History |
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| Column of Trajan |
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| Pantheon |
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Bring your maps with you this week - we will be meeting at the sites, unless otherwise noted.
9:00 Column and Forum of Trajan (SA); Pantheon (ZZ).
**Discussion topics: SPQR:meaning and function (JP; Memory and Immortality; Hadrian’s Building Program;
AH Reading: Packer, “Trajan’s Glorious Forum; Davies, "The Politics of Perpetuation: Trajan's Column and the Art of Commemoration”; Davies, Hemsoll, and Wilson Jones, “The Pantheon: Triumph of Rome or Triumph of Compromise”;McEwen, "Hadrian's Rhetoric I: the Pantheon”.
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Writing |
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| Pantheon Oculus |
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'The Pantheon' Assignment
Reading: From “Memoirs of Hadrian” by Marguerite Yourcenar (Smiles, 47-58)
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Evening Event! |
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| Massimo, owner of L'Angolo Divino |
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5:45-8:00 Meet at portone for Wine Tasting at L’Angolo Divino
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Tuesday, August 30 |
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Morning |
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9:00-11:30 Italian Language class
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Art History |
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| Porta Maggiore |
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| photo by Lisa Schultz |
| Fresco from the House of Livia, now at Palazzo Massimo |
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2:00 Meet at the portone. Please bring 2 bus tickets as we will be traveling to our sites on the #40 (or #64) bus.
Porta Maggiore (PB); Museo Nazionale Romano at Palazzo Massimo.
**Discussion topics: Roman portals, walls, Tomb of the Baker; ancient sculpture, styles and patterns; portraiture; Augustinian agenda (MN); what is a mosaic? (AK)
(possible group exercise on site)
AH Reading: Selections from classical writers on ancient Rome; Nodelman, "How to Read a Roman Portrait.
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Wednesday, August 31 |
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Morning |
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| shadows on cobblestones |
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| Bocca della Verita at S. Maria in Cosmedin |
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9:00-12:00 Meet at portone.
Long walk with Shawn through the Jewish Ghetto, Teatro Marcello, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Circus Maximus, Parco Savello, Santa Sabina, Protestant cemetery, British Military cemetery, and Piazza Testaccio. Whew!
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Writing |
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| The view through the keyhole at the entrance to the Priorato di Malta. |
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'The Long Walk' Assignment
Reading: “The Art of Love” by Ovid (Smiles, 25-38)
From “The Love Artist” by Jane Alison (Smiles, 39-46)
“The Door Swings Open: Threshold” by Margaret Visser (Smiles, 91-100)
“Beside the Pyramid” by Eleanor Clark (Smiles, 223-230)
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Thursday, September 1 |
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Morning |
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9:00-11:30 Italian Language class
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Late Afternoon |
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| Sala dell'Orante (Room of the Orante) |
| Early Christian symbols such as the the Orante - a figure with arms raised in prayer -decorate the walls of this room. |
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| Painted marine scene with Venus (or Persephone) |
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3:40 p.m. Meet in front of the Arch of Constantine for Case Romane del Celio with Shawn.
We will journey below the basilica of San Giovanni e Paolo and explore the remains of several ancient Roman houses. Many rooms contain frescoes dating between the 3rd century and the medieval period.
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Writing |
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'Monumental Architecture vs. The Everyday' Assignment
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Friday, September 2 |
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Morning |
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| Interior decor at the Church of the Capuchins (yes, those are skulls and bones!) |
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| The Spanish Steps |
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City of Contrasts: The Living and The Dead & From the Hard Rock Café to the Caffé Greco.
10:00-12:00 Meet at portone for a walk to Via Veneto, Church of the Capuchins, The Spanish Steps with Shawn
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Writing |
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'Exit, no exit' Assignment
Reading: “Without Reservations” by Alice Steinbach (Smiles, 239-248)
“Conversations” with Federico Fellini (Smiles, 298-306)
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Saturday, September 3 |
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Morning |
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| The Blessed Ludovica Albertoni by Bernini |
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9:00 – 11:00 The church of San Francesco a Ripa
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Writing |
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'The Ecstasy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni' Assignment
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Sunday, September 4 |
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No Classes |
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| Via Appia |
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Another day off to enjoy the Roman sunshine! Maybe you will head to the beach at Ostia or even take a day trip to the nearby hilltown of Orvieto ... or maybe rent bicycles and explore the ancient tombs along the Via Appia.
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