V45.0722LITERATURE AND THE ARTS IN THE AGE
OF SURREALISM Spring 2008 PROF. NICOLE The historical framework of this
course is the period between the two world wars, a time in which the spirit of
surrealism dominates intellectual and artistic aspects of French culture. The Surrealist revolution will be
studied in its themes and its
ideologies, its concepts and its
poetics, through a detailed analysis of texts by The course will explore the relation
of theory and practice in literature and the arts. Slide projections, showing
of films in class and visits to museums will form an organic part of the course. |
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