Approaches to Literature

Using a selection of 20th century prose extracts and poetry, students will develop methods of reading and analyzing texts in class. Finally they should be able to reach some general conclusion about possible interpretations of the text, supported by concrete evidence.
 

Greek Language I

Classical (Attic) Greek. Three hours of classroom work per week. Grammar and selections from Greek prose. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
 

Greek Language II

Classical (Attic) Greek. Three hours of classroom work per week. Grammar and selections from Greek prose. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
 

History of American Literature I

The history of American literature from the Colonial period to the present, with special reference to the growth of American civilization.
 

History of American Literature II

The history of American literature from the Colonial period to the present, with special reference to the growth of American civilization.
 

History of English Literature I

A historical survey from the beginnings (Beowulf) to the present.
 

History of English Literature II

A historical survey from the beginnings (Beowulf) to the present.
 

History of German Literature I

German literature from medieval to modern times, in the context of European history of culture and thought.
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of German Literature II

German literature from medieval to modern times, in the context of European history of culture and thought.
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of Japanese Literature I

Sequence to INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE I, II. Emphasis on the development of the literary ideas with reference to the social background.
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of Japanese Literature II

Sequence to INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE I, II. Emphasis on the development of the literary ideas with reference to the social background.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Introduction to Japanese Literature I

General survey, with special reference to the spirit of the ages. Deals chiefly with the ancient to the pre-modern period.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Introduction to Japanese Literature II

General survey, with special reference to the spirit of the ages. Deals chiefly with the ancient to the pre-modern period.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Invitation to French Literature

A historical survey of French Literature from the Renaissance to the present day with special emphasis on its poetical and ideological characteristics.
 

Latin Language I

Three hours of classroom work per week. Grammar and selections from Latin prose and poetry. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
 

Latin Language II

Three hours of classroom work per week. Grammar and selections from Latin prose and poetry. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
 

Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation

A broad survey of modern Japanese literature from the Meiji Restoratio to the present, with special reference to the Western impact upon its development.
 

Classical Literature I

The authors read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the interests and needs of the students. Examples: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Lucretius. Knowledge of Greek and Latin is not required.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Classical Literature II

The authors read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the interests and needs of the students. Examples: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Lucretius. Knowledge of Greek and Latin is not required.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Classical Literature III

The authors read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the interests and needs of the students. Examples: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Lucretius. Knowledge of Greek and Latin is not required.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Classical Literature IV

The authors read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the interests and needs of the students. Examples: Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Cicero, Virgil, Catullus, Horace, Ovid, Lucretius. Knowledge of Greek and Latin is not required.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Readings in Greek I

The text is selected from Plato's works, such as Apology of Socrates or Crito, and/or Homer (I and II given alternately).
(Offered Alternate Years)

Readings in Greek II

The text is selected from Plato's works, such as Apology of Socrates or Crito, and/or Homer (I and II given alternately).
(Offered Alternate Years)

Readings in Latin I

The text is selected from such authors as Cicero, Caesar, Livy, Virgil and Ovid.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Readings in Latin II

The text is selected from such authors as Cicero, Caesar, Livy, Virgil and Ovid.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Contemporary English Literature I

An examination of two or more contemporary British novels, against their cultural background.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Contemporary English Literature II

An examination of contemporary British poetry and its background.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Realism

Poetry and / or prose between the mid. 19th and early 20th centuries.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Renaissance English Literature

A study of the poetry and/or prose between C.1400-C.1600.
 

Romanticism

Poetry and / or prose of the romantic movement.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Shakespeare I

A survey of Shakespeare's literary back-ground, followed by intensive study of his works.
 

English Drama

Theatre in English literature from its origins to the 20th century.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Shakespeare and 17th-18th C. English Literature

Shakespeare and his context in 17th-18th C. English literature.
 

American Poetry

Representative American poets, focusing on Emily Dickinson, with special reference to the American social milieu.
 

American Prose I

A survey of American writers in their historical milieu and the reading of out-standing literary works.
(Offered Alternate Years)

American Prose II

A survey of American writers in their historical milieu and the reading of out-standing literary works.
(Offered Alternate Years)

French Literature I

A Study on verse and prose poems. I will mainly cover verse poems, and II will mainly cover prose poems. I will also cover rules of versification. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
(Offered Alternate Years)

French Literature II

A Study on verse and prose poems. I will mainly cover verse poems, and II will mainly cover prose poems. I will also cover rules of versification. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
(Offered Alternate Years)

French Literature III

Mainly dramas and novels in 19-20th centuries will be read and analyzed. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
 

French Literature IV

Mainly dramas and novels in 19-20 centuries will be read and analyzed. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
 

French Literature V

20th century classics (Proust, Gide, Sartre, Camus, et al.) will be studied and analyzed both textually and in their cultural-social and literary contexts. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
(Offered Alternate Years)

French Literature VI

20th century classics (Proust, Gide, Sartre, Camus, et al.) will be studied and analyzed both textually and in their cultural-social and literary contexts. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
(Offered Alternate Years)

French Literature VII

19th century classics (Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, et al.) will be studied and analyzed both textually and in their cultural-social and literary contexts. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
 

French Literature VIII

We will examine contemporary works from the Nouveau Roman onwards. Authors and works to be studied will differ every year.
 

German Literature I

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Nibelungenlied, Goethe, Kleist, Storm, Rilke, Hesse, Brecht, Grass.
(Offered Alternate Years)

German Literature II

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Nibelungenlied, Goethe, Kleist, Storm, Rilke, Hesse, Brecht, Grass.
 

German Literature III

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Nibelungenlied, Goethe, Kleist, Storm, Rilke, Hesse, Brecht, Grass.
(Offered Alternate Years)

German Literature IV

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Minnesang, Hoffmann, Heine, Fontane, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Boll.
(Offered Alternate Years)

German Literature V

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Minnesang, Hoffmann, Heine, Fontane, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Boll.
(Offered Alternate Years)

German Literature VI

A study of representative authors from medieval times to the present. The works read vary from year to year, the selection being made according to the students' interests and needs. Examples: Minnesang, Hoffmann, Heine, Fontane, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Boll.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Readings in Modern German Literature

Reading, analysis and interpretation of representative works by modern German writers.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Classical Japanese Literature I

Nara and Heian literature: its language, plot construction, style of expression, and characterization.
 

Classical Japanese Literature II

A study of the design contained in all volumes of The Tale of Genji and problems of style and vocabulary peculiar to the period, as well as the general characteristics of the novel. Alternate year reading of volumes from Kiritsubo to Maboroshi.
 

Medieval Japanese Literature I

A study of the main works and trends of Japanese literature of the medieval period.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Medieval Japanese Literature II

A study of the main works of pre-modern (kinsei) period.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Modern Japanese Literature I

Poems, novels and dramas of leading authors and poets of the modern period, with concentration on the works of Meiji and Taisho period writers.
 

Modern Japanese Literature II

Poems, novels and dramas of leading authors and poets of the modern period, with concentration on the works of Meiji and Taisho period writers.
 

Literary Theory and Feminism

Special intensive study of feminist literary theory and analysis. Open only to advanced students by permission of the instructor.
 

Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature I

Special advanced study under supervision in selected topics of Japanese literature. Open to advanced students with the approval of the instructor.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature II

Special advanced study under supervision in selected topics of Japanese literature. Open to advanced students with the approval of the instructor.
 

Advanced Studies in Classics I

Special advanced study in selected topics through the reading of the original texts of Greek and Roman poets, historians and/or philosophers. Contact the instructor before registration.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Advanced Studies in Classics II

Special advanced study in selected topics through the reading of the original texts of Greek and Roman poets, historians and/or philosophers. Contact the instructor before registration.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Gender, Sexuality and Critical Theory

This special intensive course will examine theories of gender and sexuality that are crucial for an understanding of contemporary literature and culture.
 

Readings in Classical Japanese I

I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.
 

Readings in Classical Japanese II

I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.
 

History of the French Language

This course traces the French language from its Latin origins to its modern forms, from the view point of French philology. Prerequisite: French III or consent of the instructor.
 

Senior Thesis

Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.
 

Literature of the West I

Investigation of problems of Western literature from the point of view of comparative culture, employing interdisciplinary methods of study and research.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Literature of the West II

Investigation of problems of Western literature from the point of view of comparative culture, employing interdisciplinary methods of study and research.
(Offered Alternate Years)