ClassInfo - Fall 2018 English Classes

Fall 2018 | ENGL 1916 Section 001: Wilde Nineties! (33756)

Instructor(s): Lois Cucullu
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: Freshman Seminar
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 303
Enrollment Status:: Open (19 of 20 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: The Fin de Si�cle, the decade from 1890 to 1900, remains one of the most dynamic and transformative of modern times, opening with Oscar Wilde's celebrity and closing with the scandal of his disgrace, imprisonment, and death. In taking into account the great anxiety over decadence and degeneration, not to mention the "sex question" evident in Wilde's trials, this course aims at a "slice of life," horizontally and vertically, over a period that also witnessed technological wonders (cinema, x-rays, airplanes), revolutions in music and fashion, and the publication of such sensational fictions as The Time Machine and Dracula. All of these, along with Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Salom�, will occupy our discussions in class, in short reflection papers, and in a more formal interpretive analysis. The aim of the course is to provide a challenging and useful introduction to the enormous cultural shifts of the decade that resonate in the present moment and that make Wilde a continuing figure of great cultural debate and significance.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?lcucullu+ENGL1916+Fall2018
Class Description:: The "Wilde Nineties!" investigates the Fin de Siecle, the decade from 1890 to 1900, that remains one of the most dynamic and transformative of modern times. The decade opens with Oscar Wilde's celebrity and closes with the scandal of his disgrace, imprisonment, and death. In taking into account the great anxiety over decadence and degeneration, not to mention the "sex question" evident in Wilde's trials, this course aims at a "slice of life," horizontally and vertically, over a period that also witnessed technological wonders (cinema, x-rays, airplanes), revolutions in music and fashion, and the publication of such sensational fictions as "The Time Machine" and "Dracula." All of these, along with Wilde's gothic "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and his banned drama "Salome," will occupy our discussions in class, in short reflection papers, and in a more formal interpretive analysis. The aim of the course is to provide a challenging and useful introduction to the enormous cultural shifts of the decade that resonate in the present moment and that make Wilde a continuing figure of great cultural debate and significance.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Any student interested in learning more about Oscar Wilde and the literature and culture of the vibrant yet stormy closing decade of the 19th century should join us.
Exam Format:: Mid-Term Online "Open Book" Essay Exam; No Final Exam
Class Format:: Discussion and lecture
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33756/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 23 March 2018

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