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.
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.
- Term:
- Fall 2016
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 214(MNR 214)
- Schedule:
- 2:50pm-4:05pm on Monday, Wednesday (Sep 12, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Abhijeet Paul
- Subject:
- Comparative Literature
- Department:
- Comparative Literature
- Division:
- Literature
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CMP LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92392
- Subject Code:
- CMLT
- Course Number:
- 0304
- Section Identifier:
- A