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Instruction offered by members of the Faculty of Humanities.

Junior Courses

Comparative Literature 201 H(3-0)

Comparative World Literature to 1650

Formative texts of world literature to 1650.

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Comparative Literature 203 H(3-0)

Comparative World Literature from 1650

Formative texts of world literature from 1650 to the present.

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Senior Courses

Comparative Literature 303 H(3-0)

Comparative Fiction

Selected novels and short stories from different cultures, originally written in different languages. Emphasis will be on the variety of themes, points of view, senses of the self, and styles of writing.

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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Comparative Literature 321 H(3-0)

Comparative Literatures of Canada

Comparative study of themes and issues in literary productions from English-Canadian, French-Canadian, Québécois and other Canadian traditions. Topics may include: tradition and innovation, nationalism and culture, cross-cultural expression, ethnic identity and language, regionalism, or a literary genre. While texts will be selected mainly from literary works written in French or English, the course may also include some works originally written in other languages. All course texts will be studied in English.

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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Comparative Literature 399 H(3-0)

Studies in Comparative Literature

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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Comparative Literature 405 H(3-0)

Topics in Comparative Literature

Prerequisites: Two full-course equivalents of senior-level literature courses or consent of the Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Humanities.

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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Comparative Literature 517 H(3-0)

Theory and Criticism for Comparatists

Introduction to some central issues and concepts of literary criticism as practiced in various cultural and linguistic traditions. Topics may include: the notion of literature, the relation of literature to criticism, critical analysis and evaluation, the making of literary canons, as well as formative approaches to modern theory such as feminism, formalism, Marxism, phenomenology, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and structuralism. All course texts will be studied in English.

Prerequisites: Two full-course equivalents of senior level literature courses or consent of the Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Humanities.

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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