Book Lists: Fall 2010 (final)

How to order

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• TH204 The History and Theology of the Papacy

  • Books will be provided in Rome for use during the semester at no charge. There may be a photocopy packet to purchase in Rome.




• Art and Architecture of Ancient Rome

  • Required texts will be provided in Rome for use during the semester at no charge. There may be a photocopy packet to purchase in Rome.

  • Recommended texts

    • Peter Aicher, Rome Alive: A Source-Guide to the Ancient City, vol. 1 (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0865164738).

    • Peter Aicher, Rome Alive: A Source-Guide to the Ancient City, vol. 2 (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2001, ISBN 0865165076).

    • Jerome J. Pollitt, The Art of Rome c. 753 BC-AD 337: Sources and Documents (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1983, ISBN 052127365X).




• PL220 Philosophical Perspectives: Art and Imagination

  • Books will be provided in Rome for use during the semester at no charge. There may be a photocopy packet to purchase in Rome.




• Italy in American and British Literature

  • Books to purchase
    Note: There are some copies available of each book to borrow while in Rome. These will be given out on a first-asked, first-served basis. Email Dr. Dawson to reserve a copy.

    • Alice Leccese Powers, Italy in Mind (Vintage Books, 1997, ISBN 0679770232).

    • Tennessee Williams The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (New Directions Bibelot, 1993, ISBN: 0811212491).

    • Henry James, Daisy Miller (New York: Penguin, 2007, ISBN 0141441348).

    • Henry James, Portrait of a Lady (Penguin, 2003, ISBN 0141439637).

    • Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Vintage classic, 1996, ISBN: 978-0099730514).

  • The other books will be provided in Rome for use during the semester at no charge. There may be a photocopy packet to purchase in Rome.




• The Meaning of Christian Worship: Liturgical Art and Architecture

  • Brigitte Hintzen-Bohlen, Art & Architecture: Rome (Königswinter: Tandem Verlag, 2005, ISBN 0841600511).
    There are some copies available of this book to borrow while in Rome. These will be given out on a first-asked, first-served basis. Email Dr. Dawson to reserve a copy.

  • The other books will be provided in Rome for use during the semester at no charge. There may be a photocopy packet to purchase in Rome.




• Italian Classes

  • Books for the Italian courses are provided on the first day of class (no need to purchase).