WL 0166 - Illustrated Literature

Institution:

Tufts University

Subject:

Description:

A selected and critical interdisciplinary study of the illustrated book in the Western cultural tradition from the post-Romantic era to the present. Issues of intertextuality and representation in the visual and verbal arts, illustrative styles and strategies, graphic techniques and processes in book illustration, historical and ideological contexts. Topics include illustrations to Voltaire's Candide, Goethe's Faust, E. A. Poe's fiction, Grimms' fairy tales, and children's books by artists such as Delacroix, Beckmann, Klee, Doré, Rackham, Kent, and Sendak. Prerequisites Permission of instructor. Background in literature and/or the visual arts. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts Humanities

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.tufts.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 628-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.