Comparative Literature

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  • CAS XL 540: Theory and Practice of Literary Translation
    Weekly series of presentations by translators from Boston and elsewhere, open to registered students and to the public. Registered students complete special projects and attend workshops.
  • CAS XL 550: Topics in Literary Criticism
    Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit if topic changes.
  • CAS XL 560: Topics in Religion and Literature
    Topic for Fall 2017: Apocalypse and Literature. Literary responses to the biblical book of Revelation, from ancient to modern times. Systematic analysis of the biblical text. Readings from Dante, Langland, Rabelais, Blake, Holderlin, Dostoevsky, Garcia Lorca, Samuel Beckett, and Flannery O'Connor. Reference to artistic and musical representations of apocalypse. Also offered as CAS RN 524.

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