Program in the Division of Humanities

The program in General Literary Studies reflects the assumption that educated persons will wish to extend their experience of literature beyond what has been written in their native tongue and beyond what they can read in the foreign languages they have mastered. The education of any student can be enriched by exploring in translation the study of literature in the original language. Courses in General Literary Studies make possible the discovery of a variety of illuminating relationships among works in different languages.

While the program does not offer a major, its courses serve the literary interests of all students and provide greater breadth for majors in the foreign languages.

135 Philosophy and Literature* 4 credits

See Philosophy 135.

227 Topics in German Literature in Translation (Spring) 4 credits

See German 227.

233 German Frames of Reference: Topics in German Cinema from 1920 to the Present (Fall) 4+ credits

See German 233.

242 Classical Mythology (Spring) 4 credits+

See Classics 242.

247 The Russian Short Story* (Fall or Spring) 4 credits+

See Russian 247.

248 The Russian Novel* (Fall or Spring) 4 credits+

See Russian 248.

275 Chinese Literary Tradition (in Translation)* 4 credits+

See Chinese 275.

277 Modern China through Literature and Film (in Translation)* 4 credits

See Chinese 277.

279 Modern Japanese Fiction and Film 4 credits

See Japanese 279.

291 Perspectives in 20th Century Central and European Literature* (Spring) 4 credits+

See Russian, Central, and Eastern European Studies 291.

346 Studies in Modern Prose (Spring) 4 credits+

See English 346.

349 Medieval Literature (Fall) 4 credits+

See English 349.

353 Major Russian Writers (Fall or Spring) 4 credits+

See Russian 353.

*Not offered every year.