COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CPLT) John Locke Degrees Conferred:
The Departments of English and of Foreign Languages and Literatures offer programs designed to provide academic training for teaching courses in two or more literary fields and for teaching world literature and comparative literature courses. Areas of Concentration: Master of Arts--classics, English, German, French, Arabic, and Spanish. Doctor of Philosophy--classics, English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, and world literature. Prerequisites to Degree Program: The following materials must be submitted to the Chairman of Studies in Comparative Literature: 1. Application for Admission to Graduate Study in Comparative Literature. The form is available from the Chairman of Studies. 2. Graduate Record Examination scores on the Aptitude Test (verbal and quantitative) and the Advanced Test in Literature. 3. Scores on other standardized tests, if available. 4. Complete official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work. 5. Three letters of recommendation from former teachers, employers, or supervisors. 6. An examination paper from a literature course, including essay answers, or a term paper or other evidence of writing ability. Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree: The candidate must take a minimum of 36 hours of courses to be selected from offerings in the fields of classics, English, German, Arabic, French, and Spanish, under the following guidelines: 1. A minimum of 12 hours must be taken in each of two of the following language areas: classics, English, German, Arabic, French, and Spanish. 2. A minimum of six hours must be taken in courses which deal with the literatures of several language groups. World literature courses at the 3000 level will satisfy this requirement. 3. All courses selected must be approved by the adviser, who will consult with the Comparative Literature Committee. 4. WLIT 5193, Introduction to Comparative Literature, is required of all candidates. 5. Each master's degree candidate is required to take a comprehensive examination. Requirements for the Master of Fine Arts in Translation: For a description of the requirements for the M.F.A. in translation, click here. Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree: The doctoral program in comparative literature is designed so that it may be based upon a master's degree either in comparative literature or in any single field of concentration. The candidate must take a minimum of 66 graduate hours (including credit offered for the M.A. degree but excluding dissertation credit) under the conditions listed below. Candidates must have a 3.00 grade-point average in each of their fields. 1. A candidate will concentrate in three fields which will be world literature and at least two of the following language areas:Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish and classics. A student holding a master's degree in a foreign language from another school will be required to take at least 12 hours in the language at the University of Arkansas. 2. A minimum of 24 hours must be taken in one field of concentration, a minimum of 18 hours must be taken in a second field and a minimum of 15 hours must be taken in a third. One of these fields of concentration must be world literature. 3. The nine remaining required hours may be added to the minimum requirements stated above (1) or may be taken in related fields. 4. Students who wish to take a fourth field of concentration may be permitted to take minimums of 24 hours in one field, 18 hours in a second field, 15 hours in a third field, and nine hours in a fourth field. One of these fields of concentration must be world literature. 5. In addition to hour and distribution requirements, the student must select a comparative literature field or period and genre specialization, such as the epic tradition, modern drama or Renaissance poetry. 6. Each student must demonstrate fluency in at least one foreign language approved by the Comparative Literature Committee, and at least a reading knowledge of a second, before taking the candidacy examinations. 7. The dissertation will be in the comparative literature area of specialization. 8. The program of study for each student will be approved and supervised by a committee of staff members in the fields of concentration. 9. WLIT 5193 is required of all candidates.
COURSES: WORLD LIT (WLIT) WLIT4123 Survey of Russian Literature from Its Beginning to the 1917 Revolution (IR) The instructor will discuss the historical and cultural backgrounds while focusing on major writers and will deal with literature as an outlet for social criticism. There will be textual analysis. It will be taught in English. (Same as RUSS 4123) WLIT4133 Survey of Russian Literature Since the 1917 Revolution (IR) The instructor will discuss the historical and cultural backgrounds while focusing on major writers and will deal with literature as an outlet for social critism. There will be textual analysis. It will be taught in English with readings in English. (Same as RUSS 4133) WLIT4213 Literature and Eros (IR) Survey of important works from the classical Greeks to contemporary literature which deal with the erotic experience. Study of various theories and cultural definitions of eroticism, especially as distinct from clinical sexuality and romantic sentimentality. (Same as ENGL 3233) WLIT4273 Literature of India and the Near East (IR) Leading works and genres of the ancient civilizations, the Moslem world and India, and their contribution to the Western literary tradition. WLIT4293 Literature of China and Japan (IR) Survey of the literary works of the Far East, and of its contribution to the Western Tradition. WLIT4913 Literary Reflections of the Holocaust (IR) Drawing on fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama from works written originally in French, Polish, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish, this course introduces students to the Holocaust through literature. Deals with the adequacy of imaginative literature in the face of atrocity, the comparative effectiveness of fiction versus autobiography, and the dangers of exploitation and trivialization. (Same as HUMN 4913) WLIT4923 Modern World Drama (IR) Drama from Ibsen to the 1930s. (Same as ENGL 4923) WLIT4963 Contemporary World Drama (IR) Drama since the 1930s. (Same as ENGL 4963) WLIT4993 African Literature (IR) A study of modern African fiction, drama, poetry, and film from various parts of Africa in their cultural context. Works are in English or English translation. (Same as ENGL 4253) WLIT5193 Introduction to Comparative Literature (IR) Literary theory, genres, movements, and influences. (Same as ENGL 5193) Prerequisite: WLIT 1113. WLIT5233 Form and Theory of Translation (IR) An examination of the principal challenges that confront translators of literature, including the recreation of style, dialect, ambiguities, and formal poetry; vertical translation; translation where multiple manuscripts exist; and the question of how literal a translation should be. (Same as ENGL 5233) WLIT5483 Germanic and Celtic Backgrounds of Medieval Literature (IR) Literary traditions of Old and Middle English, of Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Wales. (Same as ENGL 5483) WLIT5593 The Renaissance (IR) Italian forms and writers of the late 15th and 16th centuries and the spread of the Renaissance tradition in Spain, Portugal, France, and Northern Europe up to 1660. WLIT5623 The English Bible (SP) The several translations of the Bible; its qualities as great literature; its influence upon literature in English; types of literary forms. (Same as ENGL 5623) WLIT5793 The Enlightenment (IR) Literature of the late 17th and 18th centuries, especially in France and Germany. WLIT5963 Twentieth-Century Continental Novel (IR) Survey of the continental novel from 1900 to the present. (Same as ENGL 5963) WLIT600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) WLIT603V Special Studies in Comparative Literature (1-6) (IR) WLIT690V Seminar (1-6) (IR) WLIT699V Master of Fine Arts in Translation Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU) WLIT700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU) |