ENGL 90133 - Introduction to the Practice of Comparative Literature: Fictions of Development

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

A practical introduction to comparative literary analysis through intensive focus on a single genre, the Bildungsroman, or "novel of development." By concentrating on some of the many different meanings of the term "development" (personal, literary, historical, economic) we will investigate how literature has been conceptualized as a vehicle of personal formation on the one hand, and as a mirror of social transformation on the other. Primary readings of novels from the late eighteenth century to the present will be accompanied by a number of critical and theoretical texts. Students will also work to create a joint bibliography mapping recent trends in the discipline. Authors may include Goethe, Balzac, Joyce, Rizal, Macgoye, Swarup and others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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