Methods of Literary Analysis: Genre, History, Theory

An intensive introduction to salient methods in the study of literature and film that will expose students to a diverse range of analytic approaches. Featuring seminar presentations by faculty members from the Department of German, topics include rhetoric, theory of the lyric, narratology, history and theory of literary form, filmic techniques. Seminar presentations and discussions, focused on seminal works of scholarship, aim to equip students with a critical vocabulary and to cultivate interpretative skills. Required seminar for graduate students in the Department of German and open to other interested graduate students. Advanced undergraduates may contact instructor concerning enrollment.