President's Speaker Series R Howard Bloch

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DescriptionIn a talk titled 'Charles Baudelaire and the Question of Modernity', Professor R. Howard Bloch explored the themes of exile and return, the appearance of the Classical past in the present, new feelings for time, the advent of the “flâneur” or stroller in city streets, and the role of crowds in Charles Baudelaire's works.

Professor R Howard Bloch is Sterling Professor of French, Yale University. His teaching and research have covered topics including a study of epic and romance forms of the 12th and 13th centuries; an examination of the relationship of literature, money, and family structure; humour and the fabliaux; legal, economic, familial and political institutions; gender and the rise of Western romantic love; and an exploration of the history of printing in the 19th century. At Yale, he teaches Directed Studies, and courses on medieval and modern French literature and culture.CreatorYale-NUS CollegeDate18-JUN-2015FormatVideoContributorHoward BlochLanguageEnglishLength01:03:08EventPresident's Speaker SeriesPublisherYale-NUS CollegeLocationSingapore

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