Middlebury

GRMN0460A-S12

Fin-de-siecle Vienna

Fin-de-siècle Vienna
Major innovations in art, architecture, music, and literature occurred in Vienna at the turn of the century. Politically the Habsburg monarchy was, unknowingly, nearing its end. Despite contributions by Gustav Klimt, Otto Wagner, Arnold Schönberg, and Arthur Schnitzler, scholarship often viewed fin-de-siècle Vienna as a period of decline and decay in which art and literature were characteristically apolitical. In this course an introduction to the historical, political, and cultural events of the Habsburg monarchy serves as background information through which to examine Austria-Hungary’s literature, music, and arts around 1900. Readings will include texts by A. Schnitzler, R. Musil, H. v. Hofmannsthal, and P. Altenberg.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21985
Subject Code:
GRMN
Course Number:
0460
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GRMN 0460

All Sections in Spring 2012

Spring 2012

GRMN0460A-S12 Lecture (Matthias)