Reliving the Renaissance

In the College course “Italian Renaissance: Dante, Machiavelli, and the Wars of Kings and Popes,” students play out history year after year. With the help of a fully equipped costume rack, some wax-sealed envelopes and a little bit of whimsy, students in Assoc. Prof. Ada Palmer’s class learn about history by becoming a part of it—at least for a few weeks.

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