21M.013J / 21A.113J The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture, Spring 2009
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Author(s)
Shadle, Charles
Harris, Ellen
Howe, James
Alternative Title
The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture
Date Issued
June 2009
Abstract
This class explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context of supernatural beliefs as reflected in key literary and musical works from 1600 to the present. Provides a better understanding of the place of ambiguity and the role of interpretation in culture, science and art. Explores great works of art by Shakespeare, Verdi, Goethe (in translation), Gounod, Henry James and Benjamin Britten. Readings will also include selections from the most recent scholarship on magic and the supernatural. Writing assignments will range from web-based projects to analytic essays. No previous experience in music is necessary. Projected guest lectures, musical performances, field trips.
Subjects
magic
witches
witchcraft
belief
superstition
sorcery
ghost
spirit
heaven
hell
devil
angel
occult
paranormal
religion
allegory
Bible
God
sin
alchemy
astrology
mystic
mysticism
Europe
European history
medieval
Renaissance
Shakespeare
Goethe
Henry James
19th century America
metaphysics
pragmatism
death
afterlife
soul
phantom
myth
spell
wizard
wisdom
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Music and Theater Arts Section
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program
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