4893 From Realism to Symbolism Literature of the late nineteenth century, especially in Russia, France, Scandinavia, Germany, and Spain. 4913 Literary Reflections of the Holocaust Drawing on fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama from works written originally in French, Polish, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish, this course introduces students to the Holocaust through literature. Deals with the adequacy of imaginative literature in the face of atrocity, the comparative effectiveness of fiction versus autobiography, and the dangers of exploitation and trivialization. 4923 Modern World Drama Survey of the drama from Ibsen to the 1930s. African Literature A study of modern African fiction, drama, poetry, and film from various parts of Africa in their cultural context.
Works are in English or English translation.
Introduction to Comparative Literature Survey of literary theories and literary genres, movements, and influences. Germanic and Celtic Backgrounds of Medieval Literature Literary traditions of Old and Middle English, of Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Wales. Latin and Romance Background of Medieval Literature Origins and development of Medieval Latin literature and the rise of the French, Spanish, and Italian vernaculars. The Renaissance Italian forms and writers of the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and the spread of the Renaissance tradition in Spain, Portugal, France, and Northern Europe up to 1660. The Enlightenment Literature of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, especially in France and Germany.