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Study of fiction from the Caribbean, West Africa, and the Maghreb. Born of the conflict between and hybridization of widely differing cultural traditions, this course provides insights into the vibrancy of contemporary post-colonial societies, the ongoing legacy of colonialism, and the meaning of multiculturalism. In English.
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Analysis of German mystical writing, its roots in ancient Greek texts, revolutionary impact, links with other mystical traditions, and influence on secular literature. Texts include Hildegard von Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Mechthild von Magdeburg, Novalis, Rilke, etc. Taught in English.
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4.00 Credits
Telegraph, telephone, phonograph, and film are techniques that have engendered new forms of representation, communication, and thinking. Course studies the impact of these transformations in literature and on literature. Taught in English.
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of quest themes, narrative forms and performative modes in the culture of Late Imperial China based on a reading of an English translation for the sixteenth century masterpiece, The Journey to the West (Monkey).
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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Interdisciplinary investigation of the revolutionary changes in European history, culture during the Romantic era, 1789-1830. Readings include works by Wordsworth, Byron, and Hegel, paintings by Friedrich and Constable, music by Beethoven and Schubert to better understand political revolt and reform, romantic self-consciousness, and the romantic sublime.
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4.00 Credits
Study of various narrative forms, e.g., novel, short story, essay, memoir, with a specific focus each quarter. Topics to be addressed may include strategies of narration, the history of particular narrative forms, what is meant by literary style.
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4.00 Credits
Course explores the creation of a space where a fantastic perception of reality developed and thrived, hesitating between the real and the supernatural, in the intermediate space of the unexplained and unexplainable. Works by Balzac, Poe, Stevenson, James, and Borges.
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4.00 Credits
Selected methodological issues in comparative literature. Topics vary with each instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Content will vary with each instructor.
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