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This course is a close reading of the autobiography of Teresa of Avila in which we pay attention to her attitudes towards prayer and religious practice, mystical experience, community organization, sin and redemption, and gender. Our reading is supplemented by other texts written by Teresa, as well as secondary works that help us interpret her in her historical context. L. Pick. Winter.
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Prior knowledge of Plato' s Republi c helpful. Enrollment limited . This course is a reading o f Plato ? Law s, with attention to the following themes: war and peace; courage and moderation; reason and law; music, poetry, drinking, and education; sex, marriage, and gender; property and class structure; crime and punishment; religion and theology; and the relation between philosophy and politic s. N. Tarcov. Autumn
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Boris Pasternak's novel was the swansong of Russian modernism and the harbinger of the period of "The Thaw" in the USSR. Fifty years after its illicit publication in the West and twenty years after its first publication in the USSR, controversy continues to swirl around the novel. Critics dispute whether it should be read as a twentieth-centu ry War and Peac e, as aRussian counterpart to Joyce's Ulysses, or as a typical "poet ? novel" l ike Rilk e's Notebooks of Malte Laurids Bri gge. In addition to the novel, we read other poetry and prose by Paster nak. R. Bird. Wint
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This course takes students through Joyce's novel, exposing them to various recent critical approaches. We also take some excursions also into materials contemporary to Ulysses that can be placed in dialogue with the novel. L. Ruddick. Spring.
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PQ: LATN 20600 or equivalent. Substantial selections from books 1 through 9 of the Confessions are read in Latin (and all thirteen books in English), with particular attention to Augustine' s style and thought. Further readings in English provide background about the historical and religious situation of the late fourth century AD . P. White. Spring.
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The main focus of this course is a careful reading of Cao Xueqin's Honglou meng (The Dream of the Red Chamber). In the process, we examine some of the range of texts, images, and issues across various literary and cultural genres in late-imperial China that this immensely complex novel draws on. Our goal is to gain a deeper appreciation both of the novel itself and of the culture of late-imperial China. Texts in English. Optional section introducing selections from the original text in Chinese offered. Y. He. Autumn.
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This course is a reading of the Mahbharata ( van Buitenen, Narasimhan, Ganguli, and Doniger [ms.]), with special attention to issues of mythology, feminism, and theodicy. Text in English. W. Doniger. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
This book is a close reading of Henri Lefebvre's Critique of Everyday Life. Topics include social mobility, religion, consumer society, time, media, democracy, semiotics, and consciousness. C. King. Autumn.
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PQ: Consent of instructor. This course is a study of Abraham Lincoln's view of the Constitution, based on close readings of his writings, plus comparisons to judicial responses to Lincoln' s policies . D. Hutchinson. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
How does a people become a people What gives it its identity What enables it to endure By means of close reading and discussion of the book of Exodus, approached in a philosophical manner, this seminar examines the formation of the Israelite nation, through the experiences of slavery, liberation, and the giving of the law. Special attention is given to the character of the constituting law and the character and activity of the legislator. L. Kass. Spring.
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