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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits) or May Term (3 credits). Intensive study of the uses of language to con - vey and evoke experience. Readings are inter national in scope, including works of many cultures and countries. Assignments develop skills in analytical reading and writing.
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3.00 Credits
May Term (3 credits). Exploration of ways in which war is reflected in literature and film, including a variety of genres. Consideration of ethical issues is integral to the course. Extensive writing and active class discussion are required. NU and EV only.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Introduction to the literature of Europe. Topics may vary from one year to the next. Typical topics include "Masterpieces of European Literature," "European Drama,?nd "Modern European Fiction." May berepeated for degree credit given a different topic.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Study of representative works by the major Russian writers of the 19th and 20th centuries and their historical, social, and political context. Writers include Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Turgenev, Gogol, and Pushkin.
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4.00 Credits
Spring (4 credits). Exploration of political themes in literature. Analysis of themes such as justice, power, revolution, and war and freedom in fiction, drama and poetry. Reading includes the literature of writers from ten nations including Ibsen, Kafka, Camus, and Dostoevsky.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Introduction to the Old and New Testaments. Survey of the contents of the Bible, and a study of the various types of literature included. Though this is not a course in Biblical history or criticism, the creation of the canon and critical stances from which the Bible can be read are noted.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), or May Term (3 credits). Literature from around the globe, covering a variety of genres, periods, and themes. Texts will vary according to instructor but will include works as diverse as the Tale of Genji (Japan), Dream of the Red Mansions (China), Independent People (Iceland), Things Fall Apart (Nigeria), and The Bone People (New Zealand).
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits). Selection of British works from a variety of genres and periods. Special attention to developing critical and analytical skills.
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3.00 Credits
May Term (3 credits). Travel seminar featuring the reading of selec - ted novels and poems from English literature, visits to a number of literary sites, and several theatre evenings followed by discussions.
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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Selection of American works from a variety of genres and periods related to themes central to the American experience. Special attention to developing critical and analytical skills.
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