Comparative literature 18.1 - From Epic Tradition to Epic Vision

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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3 hours; 3 credits Western literature illustrating developments in the epic genre from the Middle Ages to the present. Adjustment of the epic tradition to differing cultural values through a continual process of translation, imitation, adaptation, and transformation of epic form and content which has led to expressions of the modern "epic vision." This course is thesame as English 50.7. (Not open to students who have completed Comparative Literature 55.) Prerequisite: English 1 or 1.7.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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