FYSP 108 - The Uses of Literature

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
An investigation of the nature of literature and its role in a liberal arts education. The seminar is organized around three questions: What is literature? How is it best ‘used’ or studied? Why should literature be studied? Students will read a variety of literary works while confronting issues in interpretation. One objective of the course is to determine how literary study might contribute to other fields of inquiry.