IN 126 - Literature of Extreme Situations

Institution:

Emerson College

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Description:

How are human identities shaped, transformed, distorted, and annihilated by extreme personal and social experiences? How do representations of extreme situations affect experiences of readers, witnesses, and audiences? These questions are explored by focusing on works that represent central existential issues of their times-the psychological integrity of the individual and the continuity of the community-through Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare's King Lear, among others. Discussion of literary, historical, and psychological perspectives, emphasizing intersections of disciplines.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.emerson.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 824-8500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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