ENGLISH 63 - Diffusions: The Global Bildungsrom

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Established by Goethe at the end of the eighteenth century, the bildungsroman (or novel of education) has since travelled around the world; this course will explore its appearance in Britain, the United States, and Nigeria, focusing on the new forms that the genre takes as it enters these new cultures and interacts with their existing literary traditions. Authors may include: Achebe, Adichie, Dickens, Ellison, Eliot, Emecheta, Ishiguro, Kunkel, Plath, and Roth.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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