HIST1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Laura Cereta, Francis Bacon, Lorenzo Valla
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Freddie mercury- gay man in the 70"s, marginalized because he was foreign, galileo, to him, means someone who may be arrested, inhabits space of criminals, is marginalized: finding beauty and sense of identity in marginality. Significance of guitar- looks a lot like kurt. Wayne and his friends are marginal like galileo. They live at home and are listless, not a lot of prospects. Might still find power and identity by this guitar. Galileo was poster child for a new way of thinking. What happens to galileo after the trial: his texts, his findings, arguments etc, how did they make their way to the mainstream, lowell lecture series- (front row recordings 2-3 days later, plus ppt) Not two exclusive ground of people; rather two ways of thinking. Ancient: einhardt the scribe; people who put emphasis on classical or. Modern: galileo and move of observation, experimentation, empiricism.
