Discussions will center on literacy innovations and the role of medieval Hebrew literature within the context of the history of Western European literature. A term paper and a seminar report is a course requirement. Israeli Literature, I. HJCS 302. May be repeated for a total of six credits. This course is a run on a seminar basis and is based on a selection of contemporary Israeli works of fiction, films, plays and selections of poetry.
Emphasis is on readings, discussion and analyses.
The theme for exploration for the 1998 Fall term is Visions and Visionaries. Among the readings included will be works of fiction f Binyamin Tammuz, Yitshak Ben-Ner, David Shahar, Amos Kenan and a play by Yehonatan Geffen. Class discussion and activities are exclusively in Hebrew. An advanced knowledge of Hebrew is required.