COLT 1420Y - Gigantic Fictions

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Brown University

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What is the relation between literary gigantism and mimesis? How do 'gigantic fictions' threaten to break their literary bounds? What holds these mammoth narratives together? We will address these questions and others through a close reading of three works: Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, Tolstoy's War and Peace and James Joyce's Ulysses.

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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