Atanasova, Deyana
- DePaul Honors Program
- Jul 3, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 6, 2020
"Début-de-Siècle"
Major: Economics and Professional Writing
Senior; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Début-de-Siècle is a creative project featuring a 6-page essay and a painting depicting the Shakespearean Ophelia in an environment clad in climate change effects, ultimately comparing the fin-de-siècle’s artistic movements to contemporary times. Using the lenses of Decadence, ecofeminism, and the New Woman, Début-de-Siècle is an exploration of today’s looming apocalyptic sentiments, grounded in a criticism of our complacency. Research for the project features primary sources such as an account from Oscar Wilde and secondary sources such as a French academic journal covering the Pre-Raphaelite impact on Ophelia’s symbolism. The painting is acrylic, candle wax, and ash on a canvas.
Class: Honors 205
Fin-de-siècle
Professor: Jennifer Conary
Department of English
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