The dynamics of a period of crisis are revealed in its literature, art and philosophy. Among the figures studied are Bernini, Calderon, Velazquez,...
A survey of artistic and literary manifestations of 18th century European culture. Works by Goldoni, Voltaire and Lessing are among the texts studied....
A study of the literature, art, and music of the period 1770-1850 in Europe. Major themes include individualism, Romantic heroism, revolution, and the...
The development of Western literature, philosophy, and aesthetics during the second half of the nineteenth century, in the context of music, painting,...
A study of the literary, artistic, cinematic, and intellectual dimensions of Western modernism, and of their importance as a response to radical...
An approach to the most significant developments in late modern and postmodern Western culture. Authors studied may include Cort
The course involves reading most of Dostoevsky's major fiction, and traces his intellectual and artistic development from his literary debut in 1846,...
Masterpieces of European fiction during the period 1830-1900 and their context within the art and history of the times. Each year a specific topic...
This early European literary tradition will be approached primarily through the Family Sagas (c. 1225-1325). Among the issues investigated are the...
A survey of the comic, satiric, grotesque, and carnivalesque in European literature. Emphasis will be placed on the sociopolitical context of...
A study of selected works by some major European writers and artists, expressing criticism of modern life and society, and often pointing to...
Please consult Department for current offering. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): CLC 1020, or permission of the Department. Corequisite(s):...
The course will concentrate on selected masterpieces of 19th- and 20th-century short fiction. The genre will be illustrated in such authors as Kleist,...
Please consult department for current offering. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): CLC 1020, or permission of the Department. Corequisite(s):...
Please consult the department for current offerings. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information:...
A study of Dante's Inferno, along with background topics such as medieval theology, cosmology, poetics, and politics. Antirequisite(s): ...
A study of Dante's Purgatorio, along with background topics such as medieval theology, cosmology, poetics, and politics. Antirequisite(s): ...
A study of Dante's Paradiso, along with background topics such as medieval theology, cosmology, poetics, and politics. Antirequisite(s): ...
This course traces the tradition of gay literature from antiquity to the present day, focusing on the value of