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Classics:

LIT 101,102 Introduction to Classical Literature 3 each Y
Major popular and influential genres of classical literature. Heroic tradition in epic and tragic spirit of epic and drama. Birth of comedy. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required.

LIT 203 Greek and Roman Epic in English Translation 3 IR
Apollonius, Hesiod, Homer, Lucretius, and Virgil. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required.

LIT 211 Greek and Roman Drama in English Translation 3 IR
Selected works of the Greek and Roman dramatists. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required.

LIT 510 Studies in Greek and Roman Literature in Translation 3 SI
Selected topics in Greek or Roman literature studied in English. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required.

LIT 521 Mythology in Translation 3 IR
Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. Knowledge of foreign languages not required.

Hebrew:

LIT/REL/JSP 231 Judaic Literature in Translation 3
Survey of major works in the Judaic tradition, including Hebrew and Yiddish prose in translation. Themes include nature, culture, exile, humor, satire, and talking takhlis.

LIT/REL/JSP 333 Yiddish Literature in Translation 3 Y
Survey of Yiddish literature in translation, with special attention to the classic Yiddish authors, Yiddish theater, modernism, and Yiddish women writers. Themes of minority culture, class struggle, hasidism, and the decline of the Shtetl.

LIT/REL/JSP 335 Israeli Literature and Culture in Translation 3
Literary and cultural approach to the modern history of Israel, with special attention to conflicts that have arisen during the Zionist project.

Italian:

LIT 241 Dante and the Medieval World 3 IR
Passages from the Divine Comedy as an encyclopedic work illuminating vital historical,intellectual, and cultural forces in the medieval world.

LIT 242 Petrarch and the Renaissance World 3 IR
This course is a sequel to LIT 241. Petrarch’s poetry and prose will provide the point of departure for an examination of issues and problems in the Renaissance.

Russian:

LIT 226 Dostoevsky and Tolstoy in Translation 3 Y
Lectures, readings, discussions, and reports on Dostoevsky’s and Tolstoy’s major novels.

LIT 227 Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn in Translation 3 Y
The search for the meaning of human existence, for universal truths in life: the importance of individual freedom, morality, human affection and suffering in the caldron of twentieth-century Soviet socialism.

LIT/RUS 331 Russian Culture Through Fiction and Film 3
Documentary films and short fiction are used to examine elements of Russian culture. Provides an understanding of Russian national identity as it has developed from Kievan Rus’ to the present day. Prereq. for RUS 331: RUS 202 or permission of instructor; no prereq. for LIT 331.

RUS 400/LIT 400 Selected Topics: 3 credits each IR

• Russian Film Adaptations: This Russian film class introduces masterpieces of Russian literature and analyzes how they are represented in film adaptations. Works include Pushkin’s Evgenii Onegin, Gogol’s Vy, Dostoevsky’s Eternal Husband, Tolstoy’s Prisoner of the Caucauses, and Pasternak’s Dr. Zhivago, among others.
• Russian Folk and Fairytales: examines the role, purpose, and structure of folk and fairytales in Russian culture.
• Contemporary Russia: studies elements of Russian culture and society since the fall of the Soviet Union.
• Siberian Literature and Culture: focuses on the writings and peoples of Siberia from its earliest development up to the present day.

Spanish

LIT 255 Cervantes in English 3 E
Analysis and interpretation of Don Quixote and selected shorter works. Not recommended for Spanish majors.