This course introduces the methodologies and foundations of Comparative Literature, a
discipline which systematically studies literatures from different nations, languages and/or times. The
course aims at students acquiring the means and tools for appreciating textual productions from
varying perspectives through a comparative study of texts from different cultural traditions that raise
questions about the nature and function of storytelling and literary expression. Comparisons may be
thematic, formal, and/or historical, preferably with one side of the comparison being an instance of
Japanese literature in translation.
- Teacher: Dr. Gregory Dunne