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Comparative Literature

Chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature: Françoise Meltzer, HME 688, 702-8474
Department Secretary: Elizabeth Bigongiari, Wb 205A, 702-8486


Although the Department of Comparative Literature does not offer a concentration program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, a number of comparative studies courses are open to properly qualified College students. Normally, the prerequisite for these courses is the ability to read literary texts in at least one foreign language. More specific and/or extensive prerequisites may apply for some courses. College students wishing to pursue interdisciplinary literary studies should also consult the offerings of the Committee on General Studies in the Humanities. For courses, please consult the quarterly Time Schedules.

College students who wish to prepare themselves for graduate work in comparative literature should acquire strong preparation in at least one foreign language and some knowledge of at least one other foreign language. A concentration in a national literature (English, French, German, etc.) and a minor field in another national literature are often required. For information about specific requirements for graduate work in comparative literature, interested students should consult with a member of the faculty.

Faculty

DAVID BEVINGTON, Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities and Departments of Comparative Literature and English Language & Literature, and the College

SANDER GILMAN, Henry R. Luce Professor of Liberal Arts and Human Biology; Professor, Departments of Germanic Studies, Psychiatry, Committee on Jewish Studies, and Comparative Literature and the College

W. R. JOHNSON, John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor of Classical Languages & Literatures, Department of Comparative Literature, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

LOREN KRUGER, Associate Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Comparative Literature

SAREE MAKDISI, Assistant Professor, Departments of Comparative Literature and English Language & Literature and the College

FRANçOISE MELTZER, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College; Chairman, Department of Comparative Literature

MICHAEL J. MURRIN, Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Comparative Literature, the Divinity School, and the College

KENNETH J. NORTHCOTT, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Comparative Literature and Germanic Studies, Committee on General Studies in the Humanities, and the College

LAWRENCE ROTHFIELD, Associate Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Comparative Literature and the College

JOSHUA SCODEL, Associate Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Comparative Literature, Committee on General Studies in the Humanities, and the College

FRANTISEK SVEJKOVSKY, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages & Literatures, and Committee on Analysis of Ideas & Study of Methods

KATIE TRUMPENER, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Germanic Studies; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, Committee on General Studies in the Humanities, and the College

ROBERT VON HALLBERG, Professor, Departments of Germanic Studies, English Language & Literature, and Comparative Literature, and the College

EDWARD WASIOLEK, Avalon Foundation Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Departments of Comparative Literature, English Language & Literature, and Slavic Languages & Literatures, and the College

ANTHONY C. YU, Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities and the Divinity School, Departments of Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, and English Language & Literature, and Committee on Social Thought

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