Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Current List of Topics: A Back and Forward Look

To continue with the theme of housekeeping, a look at stories started, finished, promised here and those left still in suspense, is in order. A brief ammendable listicle or table of contents follows. This is by no means complete and does not list topics on art, architecture or the many selections from Marin Sanudo, Geoffrey Chaucer, or Francois Rabelais. TBC means 'to be continued'.

"Peasant Fires" review/summary: November 2012 to October 2013

The Pazzi Conspiracy: A Familial Conflict in Italy: November 2012 and November 2013

War of Ferrara: An Italian Conflict: October 2012 and October-November 2013

Columbus Returns: February to May 2013
Second Voyage of Columbus: May 2013: TBC

Burckhardt and Shepherd on Poggio, Nobility: December 2012: TBC

Life and Times of Poggio Bracciolini:

The History of Italy of Francesco Guicciardini: review, summaries, excerpts, analysis

Advancing Credit: A Means for Venice, Genoa, French Markets, the de'Medici of Florence and the Borja in Rome: October 2012 and May, December 2013 and January 2014: TBC

Nahuatl Remembrances: Some Mesoamerican Perspective: February 2013 to December 2013: TBC

Cortes Goes to Yucatan: summary: February 2013 to April 2013

Cortes Advances On Mainland: summary, discussion: March 2013 to December 2013

Tales of Bernal Diaz: summary, discussion: February 2013 to November 2013: TBC

"Malintzin's Choices": summary/review: September to November 2013: TBC

Modern Interpretations/Gleanings of Meso-American Conquest: February to December 2013: TBC

Stories From the Spanish Inquisition: selections: February 2013 to February 2014

The Life of Celestina: A Bawdy Spanish Play

The Life of Lorenzo de Tormas

Luther and Lutheranism in Europe: February, April 2013: TBC

Some Interps and Effects of the Devotio Moderno:

Life and Times of Popes Sixtus IV, Innocent III, Alexander VI, Julius II, Leo X

Life and Times of HREmperors Frederick III, Maximilian I, Charles V

French, English, Spanish Kings

Dutch Confederate Alliances: Trade Routes and Goods

Education In Italy, England, German lands and Holland

Growth of Humanists: Lives and Times of Colet, Erasmus, More etc.

The Book of the Courtier: review, discussion

Nicolo Macchiavelli: Public Servant, Playwright

Life and Times of Nicholaus Copernicus

The Monasteries, Convents and Some Divisions in Faith

Life and Times of Caterina Sforza: "The Tigress of Forli": a review October 2013 to January 2014: TBC

Life and Times of Felicia della Rovere: "The Pope's Daughter": review January 2014: TBC

Friar Savonarola: Fire of Faith In The Balance

Books, Science, Perspective in Art: Global Changes


Again, this is a quick list of some of the areas to look at initially here, each with much of their own internal topics to expand on. It should take years and the list will grow.



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