Course: Literary Comparatistics

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Course title Literary Comparatistics
Course code NIZ/3LKP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Dutch
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • van den Berg Hubert François, prof.
Course content
History of Comparitive literature Tecniques of Comparitive literature The Romantic period in Europe Multiculturalim Dutch and Czech literature as "small" worlds

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course is a brief introduction to possible methods of comparative work (in this respect, training courses linked to interpretative strategy and Literary Science) and the possible theoretical models. The practical part of the course will enable students to apply theoretical knowledge in their own research, which will aim to identify the various aspects of relations between the Dutch and the cultural environment and the relationships between small literatures in general.
Students must pass a test set at the end of the course. Students must write essays if required.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of Dutch

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Students must attend all lectures. Students must read all the material given. Students must do set exercise.
Recommended literature
  • Pichois, Claude / Rousseau, A.M. (1972). Vergelijkende literatuurwetenschap. Utrect.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Dutch Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer