Literature in European Cultures

LA CL LE 260
Credit hours 3
Contact hours 45

This course considers literature and European identity, focusing on post-war mutations in traditional fictional themes and techniques as a consequence of world-historical events, the new metropolis-bound lifestyle, new ideologies, and the reconstruction of the self. It covers the period from Colonial Empires, Fascism, Nazism, and the Second World War to recent events, like the impact of 9/11 on European lifestyle and mentality. The novels under focus refer to England, Italy, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.

Prerequisites: none