LIT 327 - Crime and Punishment in Literature

Institution:

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Description:

3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS A study of works treating the theme of crime and related matters, such as motivation, guilt and responsibility. Works are considered from the psychological, sociological and philosophical points of view, as well as from the purely literary standpoint. Authors include Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Poe, Melville, Burgess, Capote. Prerequisite: one of the following: LIT 230, LIT 231, LIT 232 or LIT 233

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jjay.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 237-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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