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CMLT0304A-F16

Lit, Nature, Manmade

Literature, Nature, and the Manmade
In this course we will explore the relationship between literature, nature, and the manmade. Modern and contemporary writers have had a difficult relationship with nature and the natural world because, since Enlightenment, technology, architecture, and economy have made and mediated that world decisively. And yet, authors have flirted with the idea of nature, unsullied or not, as entangled with the literary form. We will also explore those entanglements in the works of Western and non-Western authors such as Joseph Conrad, Franz Kafka, Premchand, Manik Bandopadhyay, Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Mongo Beti, Phaswane Mpe, and others. 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92392
Subject Code:
CMLT
Course Number:
0304
Section Identifier:
A

Course

CMLT 0304

All Sections in Fall 2016

Fall 2016

CMLT0304A-F16 Lecture (Paul)