Print this page Portraits of the Middle Ages and Renaissance: The Life and Achievements of 6 Outstanding Personalities

The Middle Ages and Renaissance saw profound and glorious developments in literature, art and music. This course examines the life and achievement of six outstanding figures of the period: Hildegard of Bingen (writer, composer mystic), Thomas Becket (clerk, chancellor, archbishop and saint), Geoffrey Chaucer (poet and diplomat), Leonardo da Vinci (artist and universal genius), Erasmus of Rotterdam (scholar, writer and satirist) and John Dowland (luteninst and composer).

This is a Discussion Group course, if you aren’t already part of a group please see ‘Getting Started’ below.
 

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Author: Robert Forgacs

Course Code: D221

Supplied Material: Course Booklet, CDs + USB

Units & Pricing: 6 units / $78 per person

GETTING STARTED

Start your Group: Anyone can start a Discussion Group – seek out some like-minded friends or put up a notice in your local library, bookshop or workplace. Please note a minimum of 6 people is required to start a new discussion group.

Arrange the Meetings: New groups need to decide where and when to meet, and for how long – whatever best suits members' particular situations.

Run your Group: Choose a secretary to liaise with WEA and your tutor, a Discussion Leader to chair meetings, a reporter to take discussion notes to send to your tutor, and maybe a librarian to look after the books.

Start the Course: Contact WEA Sydney to enrol. Bookings can be made for one year, divided into two terms – Term 1 commences in February, Term 2 in July (Groups may make forward bookings for popular choices). Please indicate in what order your Group wishes to study the courses, if more than one course is booked.