Postgraduate Course: Decadence in European Art and Literature, 1857-1914 (CLLC11026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course studies key texts of the European decadent movement in their cultural, historical and artistic context. It explores common themes and motifs that are characteristic of the movement as a whole and symptomatic of the obsessions of fin-de-siecle Europe: degeneracy and decline, sadism and masochism, nature versus artifice. Particular attention is given to the interaction between literature, painting, and music in fin-de-siecle Europe and especially the roles of Richard Wagner, Gustave Moreau and Austrian Jugendstil. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Seminar | seminar | 24-47 | | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The course invites the comparative study of literary works of different linguistic and cultural origin. It encourages the exploration of interrelations between different literatures and between literature and other arts such as music, painting and film. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Marion Schmid
Tel: (0131 6)50 8409
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Course secretary | Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
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