授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | This course aims to introduce students to a selection of literary works, from the early 19th Century to the early 21st Century, across various cultural and linguistic boundaries. Through close reading of various texts, students will discuss these works in relation to their unique socio-cultural contexts, their narrative and stylistic composition, as well as their role as ‘world literature’. In addition, students will apply these principles through creative practice in writing poetry, prose, or creative non-fiction pieces. At the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of multiple creative approaches to writing and comprehending literature, experience of close reading of a multitude of texts, as well as practical creative skills for future practice. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Introduction
2. Charles Dickens’ Gin Shops (1835) and Bleak House (1853) (extracts)
3. Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat (1842) and Dead Souls (1842) (extracts)
4. Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853)
5. Anton Chekhov’s Lady with the Little Dog (1899)
6. Virginia Woolf’s An Unwritten Novel (1920)
7. Jorge Luis Borges’ The Library of Babel (1941)
8. Gabriel García Márquez’s A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1955)
9. Julio Cortázar’s The Axolotl (1968) and Hopscotch (1963) (extracts)
10. Saul Bellow’s A Silver Dish (1978)
11. Muriel Spark’s Hanging Judge (1995) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) (extracts)
12. David Foster Wallace’s Good Old Neon (2001)
13. Zadie Smith’s The Embassy of Cambodia (2013)
14. Roanna Gonsalves’ Curry Muncher 2.0 (2017)
15. Conclusion. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | Good English and an interest in discussion. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Assessment will be via two presentations (2 x 10%) and two essays or creative portfolios of poetry, prose, or creative non-fiction written in English (20% and 40% respectively). An additional 20% is awarded for participation in class discussion and creative workshops. Students are expected to write using correct English, and display a deep knowledge of creative writing theory and practice covered in class. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | | All reading will be in English, and all readings will be provided. Students are encouraged to read the works in advance, especially longer sections. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | For further reading and overview, students would be advised to consult (note: this is not compulsory reading):
Zepetnek, S., & Mukherjee, T. (Eds.). (2014). Companion to Comparative Literature, World Literatures, and Comparative Cultural Studies. Foundation Books. |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Students are advised to acquaint themselves with the set texts. |
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履修取り下げ制度（利用の有無）学部のみ
Course withdrawal | | |
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備考
Others | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | | To accommodate international students who many not be able to enter Japan, this course will be taught on-line (subject to change). |
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