CPL 301 Fiction and the Forms of Narrative
An examination of the role of story-telling, plot, and fiction in a variety of narratives: novels, short stories, and autobiographies; case studies from law and psychoanalysis; drama and film. Emphasis on how stories are told, the act of reading, the invention of the self, the play of language, and the relation of fact to fiction.
CPL 302 The Ancient World
Representative works from the Bible, ancient Greek and Roman literature, and European literature of the Middle Ages. Emphasis on close reading of particular texts; all readings in English
CPL 303 Medieval and Early Modern Literature to 1800
Representative works of European literature from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. Emphasis on close reading of particular texts in different genres; all readings in English.
CPL 304 European Literature Since 1800
CPL 305 Non-European Literature Since 1800
CPL 306
Literatures Beyond the Canon
Texts of popular culture and literary works of ethnic minorities, non-Western writers, and women. Attention to the relationship of these writings to traditional forms and content.
CPL 311 Methods in Interpretation
An introduction to a specific method of literary criticism or theoretical approach as applied through close textual interpretations.
CPL 312 The Literature of Identity
Cross-cultural study of self-discovery and identity as manifested in the literature of self-awareness and self-definition (African-American, Hispanic, gay/lesbian, etc.)
CPL 313 Literature and Other Disciplines
A study of literary texts and their complex interplay with other disciplines (e.g., literature and psychoanalysis, literature and philosophy, literature and law, and literature and religion).
CPL 319 Topics in Comparative Literature
Selected topics on any theme from comparative literature. May be repeated for credit when subject varies
CPL 355 Contemporary Criticism
An overview of contemporary criticism from Russian formalism to deconstruction. Theory of meaning, interpretation, and representation. Critical analysis of formalist, psychoanalytic, structuralist, poststructuralist, Marxist, and feminist approaches to theory and literature.
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