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Vienna and Paris
AA323
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Sponsored in memory of Bertie Black
Fin de Siecle Vienna was the capital city of the huge disparate Hapsburg Empire. Freud revolutionised the way we see ourselves, Strauss captivated and Mahler and Klimt challenged preconceived notions. This course will look at every aspect of the culture of turn of the century Vienna. In the second half of the term Patrick will examine cultural life of Paris at the height of the Dreyfus Affair.
Topics will include:
Vienna:
Wed 25th April - Mozart and the Enlightenment
Wed 2nd May - Biedermeier
Wed 9th May - The Secession
Wed 16th May - Mahler at the Opera
Wed 23rd May - Johann Strauss with special guest lecturer Ross Alley
Wed 13th June - Vienna Between the Wars
Paris:
Wed 20th June - French Romanticism
Wed 27th June - Haussmann's Paris: a Cultural Overview
Wed 4th July - Paris 1900
Wed 11th July - Cultural Life in Inter-War Paris
Wed 18th July - Cultural Life under the Occupation
Come also to Trudy Gold's morning class "Vienna and Paris" in which she will set the historical background.
Fin de Siecle Vienna was the capital city of the huge disparate Hapsburg Empire. Freud revolutionised the way we see ourselves, Strauss captivated and Mahler and Klimt challenged preconceived notions. This course will look at every aspect of the culture of turn of the century Vienna. In the second half of the term Patrick will examine cultural life of Paris at the height of the Dreyfus Affair.
Topics will include:
Vienna:
Wed 25th April - Mozart and the Enlightenment
Wed 2nd May - Biedermeier
Wed 9th May - The Secession
Wed 16th May - Mahler at the Opera
Wed 23rd May - Johann Strauss with special guest lecturer Ross Alley
Wed 13th June - Vienna Between the Wars
Paris:
Wed 20th June - French Romanticism
Wed 27th June - Haussmann's Paris: a Cultural Overview
Wed 4th July - Paris 1900
Wed 11th July - Cultural Life in Inter-War Paris
Wed 18th July - Cultural Life under the Occupation
Come also to Trudy Gold's morning class "Vienna and Paris" in which she will set the historical background.
Course Dates
- Wed 25th April 12
- Wed 2nd May 12
- Wed 9th May 12
- Wed 16th May 12
- Wed 23rd May 12
- Wed 13th June 12
- Wed 20th June 12
- Wed 27th June 12
- Wed 4th July 12
- Wed 11th July 12
- Wed 18th July 12