Scandinavian Decadence in Its European Context
Examines the European context of literary decadence (Baudelaire, Huysmans, Wilde) and its inspiration for Scandinavian writers (Strindberg, Hamsun, Jacobsen).
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and summarize the important features of major periods in the intellectual history of Europe during the late nineteenth century.
Improve cultural knowledge and competency by learning about the history and cultural context that generated the texts at hand.
Practice critical and creative thinking.
Synthesize knowledge and use insight and creativity to better understand the major intellectual movements during the late nineteenth century.
Employ and improve Nordic language skills.
Articulate research problems, potentials, and limits with respect to theory, knowledge, or practice within the fields of literary scholarship surrounding the Baroque and Rococo.
Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship.
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Topics
- European literary decadence: Baudelaire, Huysmans, Wilde
- Scandinavian writers: Strindberg, Hamsun, Jacobsen
- Late nineteenth-century European intellectual history
Skills
- Identify and summarize features of major periods in late nineteenth-century European intellectual history.
- Practice critical and creative thinking.
- Synthesize knowledge to understand major intellectual movements of the late nineteenth century.
- Employ and improve Nordic language skills.
- Produce well-researched scholarly work integrating primary materials with critical analysis.
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