FYSP 023 - Fallen Houses and Invisible Cities: Exploring Literature and Architecture

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

In this course we ask why literary texts turn to buildings as settings for crucial narrative moments. What can buildings tell us about the characters, the environment they live in, or about the text itself? We will examine the role buildings play in literary narrative by reading stories about haunted castles, ruined cabins, seductive houses, lavish mansions, modern hotels, elevators, or the architecture of real cities such as Venice or Rome. We will also turn to visual art and explore buildings on campus and write about them.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: S. Milkova

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Field trip(s) required.

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