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Apr 24, 2024
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ENGL 448 - Senior Seminar: Words and Things This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) : Comparative Literature Semester Offered: Second Semester Credits (Range): 4 hours Attribute: 4HU, WR An exploration of the philosophy, theory, and intellectual history of literary/aesthetic representation. What is the relationship between creative ideas – even consciousness itself – and expressive language? Sounds and written symbols? Signifier and Signified? Words and Things? Probable theorists include Aristotle, Plato, Auerbach, Bacon, Sidney, Wittgenstein, Eco, Ong, Saussure, Foucault, Derrida, Latour, and a selection of rich literary works that are attentive to poetic and linguistic making as such. Students will be guided through substantive research papers. Enrollment Limit: 12 Instructor: W. Hyman Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes Prerequisites & Notes For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled ‘Senior Tutorials and Seminars.’
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