COLT 1810M - Image and Text: the Reconstitution of Narrative

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Brown University

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An examination of the tradition of illustrated narratives in several premodern cultures: the early 11th-century Japanese Genji Monogatari, the medieval English Canterbury Tales, and the ancient Indian epic the Mahabharata. Discussion focuses on the nature of iconography and symbolism; the historical privileging of text over image; the significance of parallel visual and verbal representation and its implications for culturally-specific theories of reading. Seminar.

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0.00 - 1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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