Thursday, May 13, 2010

Klassen...

Today is Thursday, May 13th. It is Day 4 of prep class for the Fin-de-siecle Vienna trip (which departs in 4 days [!!!!!]) Currently, we are dissecting a chapter on Gustav Klimt, who happens to be one of my favorite figures (let alone artists) of Fin-de-siecle Vienna.

What is 'Fin de siecle," you ask?

'Fin de siecle,' as defined by the class's professor Dr. Baumer, is 'a rich period in Viennese history between roughly 1880 and 1914.' Carl Schorske uses this term to mean 'end-of-the-century' as well.

So basically this course is focused on the people, politics, art, arhitecture, music, science, etc. that were of significance during this time in Vienna, Austria.

We have lecture/discussion from 9 AM to noon Monday through Saturday. In the afternoon we reconvene for German lessons/ Viennese culture introduction. It's interesting- I haven't taken a real history class since high school. Now I'm focusing on a brief (but crucial) period in Viennese history, and I like it, a lot.

More updates to come. I've never been abroad with a professor of music history to lead me, and 20-some classmates to accompany me. Museums and concerts and fun to the 100000th degree.

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I am lucky.

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