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Courses in Comparative Literary Traditions

For literature courses in French, German, Italian, and Spanish, see listings in Modern Languages.  Advanced literature courses in French, German, Italian, and Spanish may also be offerred as MCTF / MCTG / MCTI / MCTS courses.

Introductory and Epoch Courses

MCT 3309Introduction to Comparative Traditions

3
MCT 3310 Special Topics in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

3
MCT 3311King Arthur in Europe I: The Search for the Holy Grail

3
MCT 3312King Arthur in Europe II: Lancelot

3
MCT 3321Tolkien: Heroic Fantasy and the Literary Tradition

3
MCT 3330Historical Linguistics

3
MCT 3351Epoch II: Early Modern

3
MCT 3362European Romanticisms in Literature and the Arts

3
MCT 3370Epoch III: Modern

3
MCT 3371Monuments of Early Modernism: Picasso, Stravinski, Eliot

3
MCT 3372European Modernisms and the Avant-gardes in Literature, Film and the Visual Arts.

3
MCT 3381Contemporary Europe

3
MCT 3V50Special Topics

1-6
MCT 4324The Menippean Tradition

3
MCT 4347Senior Thesis

3
MCT 4349Senior Honors Thesis

3
MCT 4V50Special Topics

1-6
MCT 4V51Independent Research

1-6
MCT 5V50Special Topics

1-6

Courses in Comparative Literary Traditions - French Focus

MCTF 3305Introduction to French Literature

3
MCTF 5311French for Reading Knowledge

3
MCTF 5312French for Reading Knowledge II

3
MCTF 5315Introduction to Old French

3
MCTF 5316Topics in Old French

3
MCTF 5V50Special Topics

1-3
Note: 4000-level French focus courses (MCTF) will be cross-listed as French 4000-level courses (MFr) and have the same numbers.  See French course listings.

Courses in Comparative Literary Traditions - German Focus

MCTG 3305Introduction to German Literature

3
MCTG 4346Wagner

3
MCTG 5311German for Reading Knowledge I

3
MCTG 5312German for Reading Knowledge II

3
MCTG 5V50Special Topics

1-3
Note: 4000-level German focus courses (MCTF) will be cross-listed as French 4000-level courses (MGe) and have the same numbers.