Decadence and the Fin de Siècle in British Literature
Dienstag, 03.12.2024
This course will introduce you to the Fin-de-Siècle (‘end of the century’) in British literature, and will explore the status of the Fin-de-Siècle as an ‘in-between’ period that transversed major literary periods between Victorian literature and Modernism in British literature. Fin-de-Siècle writing, or the Aesthetic movement as it was known in Britain, embraced decadence, extreme symbolism and a sense of stylised despair. We will familiarise ourselves with the high-artistic consciousness of some exemplary Fin-de-Siècle writers, and see how their style responded to a sense that the society and culture of the Victorian period was ending, and also anticipated Modernism. We will have a particular (although not exclusive) focus on supernatural and weird fiction, and further material will include works by Friedrich Nietzsche, Vernon Lee, George Moore, Walter Pater and the illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley.
| Veranstaltungsart: | Vorlesung/Seminar |
|---|---|
| Dozierende(r): | PD Dr. Zoë Lehmann |
| 03.12.2024: | 12:15 - 14:00 |
| Ort: |
Unitobler Lerchenweg 36 3012 Bern 1. UG, F-121 |
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