Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Surrey
Course Title:
Fin-de-siècle Literature: Decadence, Aesthetics and the Occult
Course Number:
ELI3053
Course Description:
This module aims to explore a variety of British and European texts to examine how decadence, aestheticism and the occult inform fin-de-siècle literature. Students will be asked to consider the significance of fin-de-siècle writing in the context of a period caught between the past and the future, death and rebirth, and will analyse works that reflect this transitional or liminal quality in sexual, textual, moral, and philosophical terms. The module will begin by looking at influential French authors and will travel forward, tracing their impact on British and other European writers. The module also intends to highlight the close relationship between Decadence and Aestheticism, offering students an insight into developments in European art and culture and allowing them to discover the interaction between the arts and literature in late-Romantic and early-modernist works. In addition, the module will consider the tensions between the ancient (Hebraism, Hellenism, Occultism) and the modern (sexology,
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
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