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RESCHEDULED: The lure of being in new lands attracted people for a variety of reasons. Voltaire went to England to avoid persecution, and Montesquieu visited lands to explore variations in law. De Brosse went to Italy to see the past, while Goethe traveled for pleasure. Schiller and Herder visited France to examine new ideas and architecture, but disliked both. Casanova traveled to other lands to peddle fraudulent schemes while pursuing women. Hear the wonderful accounts of these travelers.
Charlie Steen’s classes place historical events in context with art, architecture, religion, and other cultural aspects of a period. He teaches western civilization at UNM. He is the author of several books, including his recently published A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe. A graduate of UNM, he also holds a PhD in early modern European history from UCLA.