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FREN 223 - Surrealist Literature and Art of the 1920s-1940s

This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of the literary, artistic, and social movement of Surrealism during its most productive and influential period. We will consider its precursors and the singular context in which Surrealism arose as well as its legacy and manifestations in the 21st century. Various facets of Surrealism will be examined, namely manifestoes and essays, poetry, theater, literary prose, cinema, visual art. Themes of the unconscious, the imagination, play, desire, language, transgression, love, and revolution will be of particular interest to us.

Conducted in French.

Prerequisites:   FREN 131  , FREN 132  or above, or by permission.

Course Designation/Attribute: LP

Anticipated Terms Offered: Tri-annually, in rotation with the two other FFS professors

Placement Guidelines
Undergraduates only; majors and non-majors welcome
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