VAST 258 - Decadence,Frustrated Lovers,Madness,and Medical Scientists in Fin-de Siècle Vienna

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

The course scrutinizes the culture of Vienna at the turn-of-the-century when conflicting social pressures created a hothouse atmosphere that spawned radical intellectual thought and new directions. The work of writers, artists, architects, composers, and scientists is studied against the problematic sociopolitical development of the Habsburg Empire during the final millennium of its existence. McDonald

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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