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 116-029 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century France

Note

Formerly available as 116-243/343. Students who have completed 116-243/343 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Ms Sylvia Sagona

Prerequisites

116-007 French I: Cultural Perspectives and 116-008 French I: Language in Context II or 116-015 Post-beginners French IIB or equivalent.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Subject Description

This subject will trace the development of the main literary and artistic movements in France from 1830 to the post-WWI years. The movements to be studied are: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Dada and Surrealism. Emphasis will be placed on the way literature, art and music interacted to produce a specific artistic climate. The lectures will be in French. Students who complete this subject should: be capable of identifying the main artistic and literary characteristics of each movement; be able to carry out textual analysis of the set literary texts; know how to approach pictorial analysis in the field of Fine Arts; be confident in expressing concepts in French.



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