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| BME 354 | American CultureClose
An interpretation of American civilization through its literature and cultural forms. The course involves close reading of a few works of American literature written since World War II. |
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| HLI 113 | Western Literature IClose
Readings in core texts of western literature produced by civilizations of the ancient world.. Representative texts include works by: Homer, Sophocles and Virgil, and readings in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. Sections of this course may takes up great books of science such as Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture read in conjunction with Virgil's Aeneid. Instruction in basic elements of rhetoric and composition is also emphasized. Group A, 100-level course. |
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| HLI 114 | Western Literature IIClose
Readings in core texts of western literature from medieval times to the present. Representative authors include Chretien, Dante, Racine, Shakespeare, de Lafayette, and Kafka. Instruction in basic elements of rhetoric and composition is also emphasized. Group A, 100-level course. |
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| HLI 117 | American Literature IClose
A survey of major developments in American literature from 1789 to 1900. Instruction in basic elements of rhetoric and composition is also emphasized. Group A, 100-level course. |
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| HLI 118 | American Literature IIClose
A survey of major developments in American literature from 1900 to the present. Instruction in basic elements of rhetoric and composition is also emphasized. Group A, 100-level course. |
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| HLI 312 | Modern LiteratureClose
A survey of Modernism in European Literature. The authors to be considered include Rimbaud, Mallarme, Rilke, and Mann. Developments in architecture, music, and art are provided, as well. |
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| HLI 315 | Language, Meaning and RealityClose
This course is a form of argument about meaning that emphasizes two points: 1) the language we have available determines our idea of reality and 2) semantic structures seem to convey their own independent meanings in spite of what speakers of the language may think they intend.
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| HLI 316 | Science FictionClose
A study of the fiction of science and the science of fiction through the reading of authors from Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) to William Gibson (Neuromancer), the viewing of films such as Metropolis and Dune, and the writing of a piece of science fiction. |
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| HLI 317 | The Creative ActClose
A study of twentieth-century literary works concerned with sources of creativity. Works to be considered include Mann’s Death in Venice, Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus, and other works. |
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| HLI 320 | Science and the PressClose
This course examines how the media report on science, and especially controversial topics such as global warming, the nature-nurture debate, genetic engineering, psychiatric drugs, and the clash between science and religion. |
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| HLI 321 | Literature, Science and TechnologyClose
This course investigates the views man has expressed about the advent impact of technology and science across recorded history. Questions that might be addressed include: What is the relationship between religion and technology? Has man always viewed technological innovations as positive? What relationship is there between man’s vision of utopian society and technology? Readings may include, but are not limited to, novels, philosophical treatises, and the literature of various societies. |
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| HLI 330 | Classical MythologyClose
Myths are much more than entertaining stories; they teach much about their cultures. Myths pervade our lives and represent a discrete way of thinking, different from rational logic. In this course, students will see how Western civilization was enriched by Greek and Roman myths. Myths from the ancient Near East also reached the West through the Judeo-Christian tradition. This course provides an introduction to ancient civilizations and their literary, religious, and artistic legacies. |
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| HLI 331 | ShakespeareClose
Selected plays by Shakespeare are read and analyzed with the emphasis placed on their success as scripts to be performed in theaters. Students will read a selection of tragedies, comedies, and histories, as well as being introduced to the sonnets and other poems. |
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| HLI 334 | Chaucer - A Literary StudyClose
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is read in modern English against a historical background of Chaucer’s life and times. The course also considers Chaucer’s dream vision poetry. |
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| HLI 335 | Shakespeare in the CityClose
During the summer, Shakespeare is presented in parks and parking lots throughout New York City. In this course, we read and discuss plays and then go to see them. We view both traditional and experimental productions. Sometimes we see more than one production of a play, if a number of companies decide to do it. |
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| HLI 336 | The Short StoryClose
The study of prose fiction in short story form. Texts consist of representative selections of the short story genre that offer a wide variety of techniques and themes. All students will participate in classroom critical analysis. |
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| | HLI 337 | History of the English LanguageClose
A study of the Indo-European origins and development of English from Old English Anglo-Saxon, to Chaucer\u2019s Middle English and the Modern English Period. Supplemental readings examine how languages in general evolve and how humans learn and change language. |
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| HLI 338 | Thoreau and EnvironmentClose
This course examines the beginnings of the environmental movement in America by focusing on the writings of Henry David Thoreau and his contemporaries. Primary readings include works by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, John James Audubon, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, John Muir, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Jack London. Contextual material includes works by Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur, Thomas Jefferson, William Bartram, Philip Freneau, Louis Agassiz, Susan Fenimore Cooper, George Perkins Marsh, Gifford Pinchot, and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| HLI 342 | Twentieth-Century DramaClose
A survey of theatrical innovation in modern and contemporary Europe and the United States. Students will analyze dramatic literature and create scenic designs for one or more plays studied in class. Group attendance at a theatrical performance in New York City outside of class time is required. |
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| HLI 344 | British FictionClose
Readings from the novel's beginnings in England up to contemporary works. Selections include works such as Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Richardson's Pamela, Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Dickens' Hard Times, and Woolf's To the Lighthouse. |
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| HLI 345 | A Survey of Dramatic LiteratureClose
Readings of plays from the dramatic productions of Aeschylus to modern works of theatre. Students attend professional productions in New York City and often have an opportunity to interact with those involved in bringing them to the stage. |
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| HLI 351 | Romanticism: Painting, Literature, MusicClose
A study of works produced during the British and European romantic movements by. PAINTERS such as David, Turner, Delacroix, Gericault; WRITERS such as Hugo, Goethe, Byron, Sand; COMPOSERS such as Berlioz, Wagner, Chopin. Students attend a professional concert or opera in New York City. |
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| HLI 409 | Rhetoric and Technical WritingClose
An introduction to classical and modern expository and argumentative writing and speech, as well as an introduction to contemporary technical and science writing. |
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| HLI 410 | Medieval LiteratureClose
This course surveys the work of the medieval period in Europe and includes such works as Beowulf, The Song of Roland, and selections from the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, Marie de France, and other poets. |
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| HLI 412 | Medieval Romance: The Rise of the IndividualClose
This course focuses on the developing interest in the individual in society in medieval romance. Works and authors studied include: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Chretien de Troyes and Gottfried von Strassburg. The course follows the adventuring knight on his quests. |
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| HLI 414 | Literature and EmpireClose
This course examines the role of empire building and its influence on the novel, prose, and poetry of the late nineteenth century. Readings present an overview of both colonial and post-colonial literature against the historical background. This course also examines relevant films to explore how the twentieth and twenty-first centuries portray imperialism. |
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| HLI 416 | Arthuriana: The Legend of King ArthurClose
The course covers a variety of literary and historical texts beginning with the earliest chronicle reports of Arthur, king of Britain, and ending with romance material such as the Vulgate Quest for the Holy Grail and The Death of King Arthur. The course explores the birth and development of the Arthurian legend. Was there ever a historical Arthur? Did he arise to save his people? Will he come again as legend has promised? What role does his story play in literature and popular culture? Delving into the mythic past of the British Isles, we will discuss folk-tales, read historical chronicles, and immerse ourselves in some of earliest (and certainly the best) sword and sorcery literature.
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| HLI 418 | Literature and Critical TheoryClose
The application of contemporary literary theory derived from Heidegger and modern linguistics to the study of postmodern American literature. Students are introduced to various literary theories developed by Barthes, Kristeva, Lacan, Derrida, and Foucault, and then asked to apply these theories in considerations of works by such postmodern American writers as Pynchon, Bronk, Gass, Spicer, and Ashbery. |
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