CWL 561

Fall 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 23-Dec 8

Credit: 4 hours.

Study of a form (the lyric, the novel, the drama, etc.) to discover its essential components in all the literatures studied and the significance of national variations.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary.

CWL 561 class schedule data for fall 2021
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
43164
Lecture-Discussion
A
3:00PM -4:50PM
T
Foreign Languages Building
Keller, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/21-12/08/21
Section Title:
Race and Alternative History
Section Info:
The ‘Oriental’ on the European Stage For Edward Said, Orientalist tropes are “to the actual Orient or Islam as stylized costumes are to characters in a play.” Taking Said’s hint at the crucial role that theater played in the formation of Western Orientalism, we will examine the ‘Oriental’ as a recurring figure on the European stage from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Does the ‘Oriental’ exist, and if so, express the same ideas across Europe and throughout the centuries? In other words, is “the Orientalist stage a system of moral and epistemological rigor,” as Said claims? To explore these questions we will consider each play’s historical and aesthetic (national) context. Students will read the plays either in their original language or in English translation. Class discussion will be in English, and aspects of literary and cultural translation will be an important dimension of this course. Texts by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Cervantes, Racine, Voltaire, and Lessing. Meets with SPAN 590, ENGL 564, FR 579 & THEA 561.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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