CPLT 014. Intro to Comparative Literature

How do we read comparatively across national literatures, languages, genres and media? This course will introduce major models of comparative analysis through a wide range of literary and cultural productions from diverse periods and regions of the world. This survey will enable us to highlight and assess various conceptions of the cultural functions of literature and of literary critical knowledge. This is an introductory level theory and analysis course, and all texts will be in English, though working with a few short originals in other languages will be possible and encouraged.
Pre-requisite: one course in literature (any language).
Humanities
1 credit.
Spring 2024. Gueydan-Turek.
Catalog chapter: Comparative Literature
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/comparative-literature

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