COLIT-UA 104 - Evolution of Literary Archetypes

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Investigates literary archetypes as developed by modern authors from the 17th century to the present. While the course emphasizes the more recent adaptations of such archetypes as Prometheus, Orestes, and Hippolytus, it also includes the Greco-Roman origin and transformation of different archetypes through succeeding epochs of Western civilization. Authors include Shakespeare, Racine, Alfieri, Shelley, Sartre, O'Neill, Gide, Giraudoux, and Eliot.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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