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C LIT 200 Introduction to Literature (3/5) A&H
Reading, understanding, and enjoying literature from various countries, in different forms of expression (e.g., dramatic, lyric, narrative, rhetorical) and of representative periods. Emphasis on the comparative study of themes and motifs common to many literatures of the world.

C LIT 210 Literature and Science (5, max. 15) A&H
Introduces the rich and complex relationship between science and literature from the seventeenth century to the present day. Students examine selected literary, scientific, and philosophical texts, considering ways in which literature and science can be viewed as forms of imaginative activity. Offered: jointly with CHID 220.

C LIT 230 Introduction to Folklore Studies (5) SSc/A&H
Folkloristics combines the methods and ideas of Literature Studies and Anthropology. Folktales (fairy tales), legends, jokes, songs, proverbs, customs and other forms of traditional culture are studied together with the living people and communities who perform and adapt them. Students learn the folklorist's methods of fieldwork (participant observation), ethnography, comparative analysis, and interpretation. Offered: jointly with SCAND 230; AWSpS.

C LIT 240 Writing in Comparative Literature (5, max. 15) C
Comparative approach to literature and a workshop in writing comparative papers in English. Emphasis on cross-cultural comparison of literary works. Readings in English with an option to read selected texts in the original languages Offered: AWSp.

C LIT 250 Introduction to Comparative Literature: Literature and Culture (5, max. 15) A&H/SSc
Study of literature in its relation to culture. Focuses on literature as a cultural institution, directly related to the construction of individual identity and the dissemination and critique of values.

C LIT 251 Introduction to Comparative Literature: Themes (5) A&H
Reading and analyzing literature based upon rotating themes such as love, sex, and murder, haunted houses, and dreams and memory. Selections drawn from European, English, and American literature, not limited to period and genre.

C LIT 252 Introduction to Comparative Literature: Genres (5) A&H
Reading and analyzing literature based upon rotating genres such as sci-fi, detective fiction, romance, love, poetry, and comedy. Draws from world literature.

C LIT 295 Comparative Literature Study Abroad (1-5)
Equivalency for 200-level C LIT courses taken on UW Study Abroad programs or direct exchanges.

C LIT 300 Introduction to Comparative Literature: Forms, Genres, History (5) A&H
Provides an introduction to comparative literary study which examines how literary forms and genres shape our reading of texts; how these forms and genres change over time; and how literary forms and genres manifest themselves in different cultural traditions. Includes theoretical readings and substantial writing.

C LIT 320 Studies in European Literature (5, max. 15) A&H
Examination of the development of European literature in a variety of genres and periods. Possible areas of study include literature from romantic fiction of early nineteenth century through great realist classics of second half of the century or from symbolism to expressionism and existentialism.

C LIT 321 Studies in Literature of the Americas (5, max. 15) A&H
Emphasizes connections between twentieth century literature of the United States and Canada and current literature of Latin America. Emphasizes that, despite obvious differences, much is shared in terms of culture and national sensibility across the two continents.

C LIT 322 Studies in Asian and Western Literatures (5, max. 15) A&H
Topics designated by individual instructors.

C LIT 323 Studies in the Literature of Emerging Nations (5, max. 15) A&H, DIV
Novels and short stories, from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Discusses relationship of Western literary genres to an oral literary tradition, as well as issues like colonialism, gender relations, narrative technique, native and non-native languages.

C LIT 330 The European Fairy Tale (5) A&H
An introduction to folktales and literary tales from various traditions and periods. A discussion of their origin, special characteristics, dissemination, and relevance to the contemporary reader.

C LIT 331 Folk Narrative (5) A&H
Survey of various genres of folk narratives studied in performance contexts to reveal their socio-cultural functions in a variety of milieux. Theory and history of folk narrative study, taxonomy, genre classification, and interpretative approaches. Offered: jointly with SCAND 331.

C LIT 334 Immigrant and Ethnic Folklore (5) A&H/SSc
Survey of verbal, customary, and material folk traditions