CWL 581

Spring 2023 All Classes

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Seminar Lit Themes

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Credit: 4 hours.

Study of a theme or type (the Faust myth, the romantic hero, etc.) to discover its essential components in all the literatures studied and the significance of national variations. The subject of the seminar varies each term.

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

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CWL 581 class schedule data for spring 2023
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	64919	Lecture-Discussion	GG	3:00PM -5:00PM	T	Location Pending	Gasyna, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: This course offers a critical survey of key narratives by Joseph Conrad dating from his “major phase,” including the novel Nostromo, the novella Heart of Darkness, the quasi-autobiographical A Personal Record, and a number of classic short stories. Conrad’s modernist innovations are examined within the multiple contexts of his expatriation/exile from Poland to Britain via France, his perceived role as a public intellectual and opinion-maker, and his first career as a master mariner who had worked in the service of empire.