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Theory and the Ethics of Reading Full course for one semester. Since Aristotle, literary criticism has always had an ethical dimension, even if not always foregrounded. This course will examine several approaches to understanding the relationship between literature and ethical analysis. Among the theorists to be considered will be Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schiller, Paul de Man, and Jacques Derrida. We will test theory against some works of literature, among them Shakespeare's Coriolanus, Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Prerequisite: two English courses at the 200 level, or consent of the instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10. Problems in Contemporary Narrative Theory Full course for one semester. This course introduces students to problems and debates in narrative theory. We will focus on three current areas of research: theories of character, the analysis of narration (e.g. represented thought), and the contextualist dimensions of literary style. Each week will pair one or more classic paper in narrative theory (e.g. Propp on the folk-tale, Genette on focalization, Bakhtin on heteroglossia) with a more recent approach to the problem it confronts. Readings may include Marxist, feminist, and post-colonial approaches to narrative; we will also consider what interdisciplinary studies, such as those drawing on cognitive science and the sociology of literature, offer for theories of the novel. To test these theories, we will employ a common set of novels, drawn from various periods and national traditions, which we will read concurrently throughout the semester: Lewis's The Monk, Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Machado de Assis' The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cuba/s, and selected chapters from Ulysses. Prerequisite: two English courses at the 200 level, or consent of the instructor. Conference. A History of Rhetoric and Literary Theory Full course for one semester. This course consists of an examination of classical rhetoric ("the art of persuasion") and the ways in which rhetorical systems promulgated theories about the functions of memory, imagination, and language in relation to the composition and reception of literary texts of all genres. Part of the goal is to arrive at sophisticated and historically informed definitions of concepts such as mimesis, copia, and the sublime. Attention will also be paid to the theories and functions of literary tropes, particularly metaphor, metonymy, irony, and allegory. Theoretical texts will be read in conjunction with literary texts, enabling the student to use them and critique various theories in his/her own strategies for close reading. The theoretical texts are taken from Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Longinus, Erasmus, Thomas Wilson, St. Ignatius Loyola, Burke, Kant, Freud, and Lacan. The literary texts include Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex," Shakespeare's sonnets, and James Joyce's Dubliners. Prerequisite: two 200-level English courses or consent of the instructor. This course satisfies the pre-17th C requirement. Conference.
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See Literature 400 for description. Literature 400 Description
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One-half or full course for one year.
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One-half or full course for one semester. Prerequisite: approval of the instructor and the division.
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Full course for one year. A study of elements of grammar, speaking, and reading. Conference.
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Full course for one year. Revision of grammar and elementary composition; readings in philosophy, lyric poetry, novel, and theatre. Prerequisite: French 110 or equivalent. Conference.
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Full course for one year. This course is designed to help students develop strong written and oral skills in French and to familiarize them with the critical uses of a rhetorical vocabulary. Through frequent discussions of regular writing and close-reading assignments we will explore ways to frame a wide range of questions pertaining to French literature from the Middle Ages to the contemporary Francophone novel. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: French 210 or demonstration of equivalent ability by placement exam. Conference. Fulfills the Group D requirement.
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Full course for one semester. This course will examine the central narratives of Old French Arthurian prose romance: the adultery of Lancelot and Guinevere, the ascendancy and passing of Merlin, the treachery of Mordred, and the Grail Quest. Our perspective will be both literary and cultural; our inquiry will range over innovations in narrative form, the conditions of medieval textuality, the mechanics of allegory, and the changing face of royal authority. The course will include a brief introduction to Old French. Conference. Discussion in French. Prerequisite: French 210 or demonstration of equivalent ability by placement exam. Not offered 2009-10.
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Full course for one semester. This course is intended as a survey of the literature of Renaissance and 17th-century France, though special attention will be paid to the ways in which spatial and especially geographical constructs serve to organize knowledge. Themes will include: translation as literary displacement, travel and homesickness, the quest for knowledge, the rise of relativism, and the place of the picaresque. Readings from Rabelais, Labé, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Montaigne, Descartes, Pascal, Racine, Corneille, and Charles Sorel. Discussion in French. Prerequisite: French 210 or demonstration of equivalent ability by placement exam. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.
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Full course for one semester. This course examines the literature of 18th-century France, with emphasis on the cultural milieu (social, artistic, religious, philosophical, political) in which the texts appeared. We will examine the emergence of the ideology of reason as it is thematized in texts by Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, D'Alembert, Condillac, Rousseau, Condorcet. We will look at key notions that define the Enlightenment and ask how new literary forms shape, promote, or question these ideas. We will also examine forms of popular culture that the scientific and philosophical agenda keeps in the shadows and demonizes as superstition, imagination, or foolishness. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: French 210 or demonstration of equivalent ability by placement examination. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.
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