Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Ausloos Hans (coordinator); Dekoninck Ralph; Delmotte Myriam; Fabry Geneviève; Guiderdoni Agnès; Latre Guido; SOMEBODY; Van Wymeersch Brigitte;
Language
French
Main themes
The course "Bible et culture" aims at studying the influence of the bible on several expressions of visual arts, music and literature. During the academic year 2017-2018, the Old Testament book of Song of Songs (Canticles) and particularly its theme of divine/human love will be dealt with.Being a literary work of love poetry, this biblical book has given rise to very different interpretations, going from theological-allegorical into explicitly anthropological and even pure erotic readings. Undoubtedly, this plurality of interpretations finds its origin in the way the protagonists of the texts "a boy and a girl" have been interpreted: as allegory of God and Israel, of Jesus and the church, of the church and the virgin Mary, but equally as human characters of a young boy and his beloved girl.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | - recognise biblical traditions in the arts (music, literature and visual arts) |
| 2 | - become familiar with the reception of biblical traditions and their interpretations in the arts |
| 3 | - interpret different artistic expressions against the background of a concrete biblical tradition and to appreciate them as legitimate interpretations of the bible |
| 4 | - valorise the bible as a source of inspiration for the arts |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The course consists of seven parts, which are taught by different professors of the Faculté de Théologie and the Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres of the UCLouvain:
- Biblical introduction: (1) Song of Songs as biblical literature
- Bible and the history of arts: (2) Song of Songs and the visual arts
- Bible and literature: (3) Song of Songs and Spanish literature from the 16th century; (4) Song of Songs and baroque spiritual poetry; (5) Song of songs and contemporary French literature; (6) Song of Songs and English literature
- Bible and music: (7) Song of Songs and music.
- Biblical introduction: (1) Song of Songs as biblical literature
- Bible and the history of arts: (2) Song of Songs and the visual arts
- Bible and literature: (3) Song of Songs and Spanish literature from the 16th century; (4) Song of Songs and baroque spiritual poetry; (5) Song of songs and contemporary French literature; (6) Song of Songs and English literature
- Bible and music: (7) Song of Songs and music.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation paper.
Teaching materials
- Un syllabus et/ou des présentations Powerpoint seront remis aux participants.
Faculty or entity
TEBI
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language
Master [120] in Biblical Studies
Master [120] in Theology
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology