Since we’ve read about Goethe’s visit to Pompeii as well as his visit to the active Volcano, Vesuvius, here’s a current article from the NYT about preservation efforts at the site. Consider what has changed (science), what has remained the same (human curiosity in the past and in natural catastrophies…).
As you prepare for your presentations next week, we will read one secondary text about Italian travelers and conduct an exemplary class discussion on Thursday. This will model to you what it means to critically engage with a text, to focus on argument and evidence, and to link a secondary text with primary material. The… Read more »
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Here is the slideshow I used in class today: Brief overview of Goethe's Bio from GuGra
In our second reading segment, Goethe is quickly approaching Rome via Venice, Bologna, and Florence. As we read and tweet this section, please make sure you switch hashtags: #asclead101padua. The groups should continue their posting of text excerpts and summaries on the google spreadsheet. Here’s an embedded twitter feed for #asclead101padua that captures our reading… Read more »
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