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This course is an examination of romance as a literary genre, primarily in narrative, though dramatic examples will also be presented. Particular attention will be paid to the conventions of romance and their persistence in European and American literature, taking account of definitions of romance by literary theoreticians. The course will emphasize medieval romances, but other works to be read will be drawn from among those of Apuleius, Malory, Ariosto, Shakespeare, Twain, Kafka, Tolkien and sundry other worthies both famed and forgotten.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA COL Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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