Assignment for Friday, 04-17-15

(NOTE: This assigment is missing one of the readings, which will be available tomorrow. You can expect to see this post again in completed form.)

Dear Roman Readers,

As noted, Friday's class was to have been a Skype conversation with previous Romekids about travel in Rome and Italy; but it's been posponed until next Friday, April 24.

For April 17, please do the following:

(1) Read the following sections of the Blue Guide:

• "Revolution" in the Historical Sketch (pp. 27–9); and
• "History of the Vatican City" (p. 472).

(2) Download, print, and read the factsheet on the Great Synagogue of Rome, which includes a description of synagogue rituals.

(3) Download, print, and read the annotated timeline, From Napoleon to Mussolini, which will take us from the 18th to the 20th centuries. (Coming soon!)

(4) Download, print, and read the packet on Albany, the Empire State, and the Nelson E. Rockefeller Plaza in preparation for our trip on Saturday.

As noted, the reading for item 3 will be available tomorrow, along with a new version of this post.

DC

Assignment for Monday, 04-13-15

Dear Readers of Rome,

As we embark upon our last full unit, Modern Rome, please do the following for Monday, April 13:

(1) Read the following sections in the Historical Sketch of the Blue Guide:

• "Years of Decline" (pp. 26–7); and
• "Napoleon in Rome" (p. 27).

(2) Download, print, and read the excerpts from Jeremy Black's book, Italy and the Grand Tour (Yale 2003).

(3) Download, print, and read the factsheet on Edith Wharton.

(4) Download, print, and read Wharton's short story, "Roman Fever."

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Our concern on Monday will be making sense of tourism in Italy, which although not exclusive to modernity, is nonetheless a fixture of it. Who participated in the Grand Tour and why? Were the experiences of men different from those of women? How do their experiences and expectations differ from those of modern tourists? How are they the same?

We'll look forward to your outlines on Sunday, noon.

DC

PS: The PDFs for Monday will look quite long in terms of page length, but I assure you, this is because they are generously spaced.