116-029 The Word and the Image

116-007 French I: Cultural Perspectives and 116-008 French I: Language in Context II or equivalent. European studies students wishing to enrol in this subject would normally have completed first year European studies, see Prerequisites.

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.