HUM 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Italian Journey, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Blank Verse

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUM 340
• Professor: Emily O'Brien

Document Summary

Rome in the 18th century: through the eyes of goethe and piranesi. Rome, first roman visit: october 1786 - february 1787. Rome, second roman visit: june, july and august 1787 (pp. Powerpoints on goethe"s first and second visits to rome. Johann wolfgang von goethe, italian journey: 1786-1788 (p. 128 176) Please begin with the background readings on baroque rome and on the grand tour; then read the biography of goethe (see below). From there, move onto the selections from italian journey listed above. You will find it useful to follow my goethe powerpoint slideshow as you read (it will be posted to canvas in the afternoon of feb. 22nd). The slideshow will give you pictures of the places and the works of art, architecture, and sculpture that goethe discusses. I will also post a table in contents of the slide show that allows you to match the slides with specific pages in.