Comparative Literature

CAS LL 223 Major Works of Middle Eastern Literature

Introduces basic methods of comparative literary study through close readings of some of the most influential texts of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew literature. Readings may include The Arabian Nights, Shahnameh, lyric poetry, and novels from the twentieth century.

Section	Instructor
A1	Litvin

CAS LL 281 - Holocaust Literature and Film

Questions of representation in literature and film about the Holocaust, including testimonial and fictive works by Wiesel and Levi; films such as Shoah and Hotel Terminus. Discussions of the Holocaust as historical reality, metaphor, and generative force in literature.

Section	Instructor
A1	Beier

CAS LL 520 - Theory of the Novel

Introduction to the theory of the novel in a comparative context. Readings include Watt, Lukacs, Bakhtin, Barthes, and others on issues such as narrative closure, narrative voice, characterization, description, and desire in narrative. Novels by Austen, Flaubert, and Melville.

Prereq: Two literature courses.

Section	Instructor
A1	Vincent