but composed much later and against quite ... different cultural backgrounds), to the adaptation of epic grandeur, ... to Christian theology by Milton, and the parody of epic grandeur ... -telling traditions. The focus will be the facts of myth (the names and places ... Greece, their relation to religious beliefs and practice, and the evolution of ... in ancient art and literature will also be studied. Readings include Homer, Hesiod ... This course addresses the relationship between madness and political power in the ... historiography, tragedy, philosophy and biography. This course will examine the political ... absolute power permeate the literature both of democratic Athens and of Imperial ... height of its democracy (circa 480-400 B.C.E.). The course will consider the Persian ... and Aristophanes). Emphasis will be on integrating historical, literary and ...
and Baroque. Reading through the lens of gender, ... historiography. Consideration will also be given to recent thinking on problems of ... writing history. Special attention will be given to the Historia verdadera by ... Bernal D az and the Comentarios reales by Garcilaso Inca de la Vega. Theoretical ... readings by White, de Certeau, Rigney, Cohn, and ... Lejeune. Sarah Beckjord RL 945 Introduction to Literary Theory ... Deconstruction to Cultural Studies and beyond we will read a selection of essays as ... to create a linear sense of history but to point at the different concerns put ... forward by each of them. Those readings will ... include critical works by Latin American critics such as Josefina ... -century, with special attention to the Boom and post-Boom periods. Works by such ...
teaching faculty; students going to the Balkan area should consult with faculty in ... Slavic Studies, etc.). St. Petersburg/ ... Museum (Russia) The Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages conducts several ... in St. Petersburg, visit: http://fmwww.bc.edu/SL/KP -Pbg.html or contact Prof. ... Cynthia Simmons, cynthia.simmons@bc.edu Veliko Turnovo (Bulgaria) Boston ... in the International Summer Seminar for Bulgarian Studies in Veliko Turnovo where they ... study Bulgarian language and culture to supplement our ... . For information about the study in Bulgaria, visit: http://fmwww.bc.edu/ SL/KP- Pbg. ... Prof. Mariela Dakova, mariela.dakova@bc.edu Center for International Partnerships ... taking classes in the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages participate in ...
Graduate Course Offerings SL 390 Advanced Tutorial: Russian Language ... (Fall/Spring: 3) May be repeated for credit. A course of ... precise subject matter is determined by arrangement and need. The Department ... SL 427 The Art and Craft of Literary ... of a Classical, Germanic, Romance or Slavic language beyond the intermediate level ... translation in the West and in Russia, but mainly practice in translating poetry ... artistic prose from Germanic, Romance, Slavic, or Classical Languages, into English. ... for other languages. Maxim D. Shrayer SL 888 Interim Study (Fall/Spring: 0) The ... Department Sociology Faculty Severyn T. Bruyn, Professor Emeritus; A.B., A.M., Ph.D., ... University Charles Derber, Professor; A.B., Yale University; Ph.D., University of ...