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Paris, France - Course Descriptions - Conquering Colonies: America and European Literature

Course Information

Subject: Comparative Literature (CL)
Number: 362
Language of Instruction: English

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits, 6 quarter credits

Availability

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Summary

Examines America's indebtedness to the European literary tradition and its more recent role in its evolution. Explores Europe's importance in molding 19th century American masters: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Crane. Examines European visions of America in Amerika (Kafka), and Poet in New York (Garcia Lorca), closing on the influence of Faulkner on the nouveau roman, and of existentialism on Richard Wright.

Full Description

Examines America's indebtedness to the European literary tradition and its more recent role in its evolution. Explores Europe's importance in molding 19th century American masters: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Crane. Examines European visions of America in Amerika (Kafka), and Poet in New York (Garcia Lorca), closing on the influence of Faulkner on the nouveau roman, and of existentialism on Richard Wright.

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Conquering Colonies: America and European Literature

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