This unit will examine the concepts of the nation, national identity, national literature(s) and literature as a medium of national identity in the European thought including French, German, Italian and Spanish literary and philosophical traditions (in English translation and/or the original) by French, German, Italian and Spanish authors. It will focus on the concepts of the nation, national identity, national literature(s) and literature as a medium of national identity in the context of European cultural history. In examining these concepts students will be acquainted with a broad range of texts from the European traditions. -- Course Website
Instructor: A/Prof Franz-Josef Deiters.
Prerequisites: Advanced French, German, Italian, or Spanish Studies 1, Part 2 or above; or equivalent; 2nd year Comparative Literary Studies, or equivalent.
