Comparative Literature | Lit., the Other Arts & Their Interrelationship
C355 | 3058 | Prof. David Hertz
Tu Th 4:00-5:15 BH 317
This course meets COAS A & H and Intensive Writing requirement
This course meets with CMLT-C 655
Comparative Poetics and Aesthetics.
A comparison of the type of “cultural work” the arts do in different
traditions. Readings from anthropology, literary criticism , art
history and music history. Selections from poetry, art, music around
the world. Particular emphasis on the comparative study of poetry
from a global perspective and on the study of the varied cultural
practices concerning the interrelationship of poetry with the other
arts. Required attendance at the IU Art Museum and various cultural
venues.