CLA 200A: Contemporary Literary Theory and the Clas­ sics

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours

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Prerequisites: admission to the UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics or consent of instructor

Description: An introduction to contemporary literary theory focusing on important critical approaches. Topics vary from year to year. Requires written work that explores theoretical issues and involves engagement with a Greek or Latin text. This work may, for example, illuminate some aspect of a theorist’s work, put two theorists into dialogue, or explore the usefulness of a particular approach to texts, authors, or genres. Taught at UC Irvine. Same as UC Irvine CLASSIC 200A. Course is repeatable.