Overview
Aims
to include the most important moments of the Romanian literature and culture, in chronological evolution, in the inter-war period within European culture into a coherent structure
to practice close reading
to write a synthesis essay on the most important ways of thinking in Romanian culture in the period between the two world wars
Course contents
This course will study the works of some important Romanian writers (such as Nae Ionescu, Mircea Eliade, Mircea Vulcănescu, Dan Botta, Eugen Ionescu, Emil Cioran; Mihail Sebastian) from the interwar period, in close relation with the work of some eEuropean intellectuals, such as Ferdinand Tonnies, Oswald Spengler, Leo Frobenius, Hermann Keyserling, Nikolai Berdiaev, Charles Maurras, Henri Massis, Jacques Maritain, Rene Guenon, Lucien Romier, Julius Evola, Ortega y Gasset.
Learning outcomes
to include the most important moments of the Romanian literature and culture, in chronological evolution, in the inter-war period wtihin European culture into a coherent structure
Assessment
• Conversation; free exposition – 25% • Applications; essay writing; portfolio, project – 25% • Written paper, quiz; test - 50%