Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature compares literatures in western European languages from antiquity to modernity alongside selected literatures from Africa, the Middle East, China and South Asia. Core courses on Comparative Methodology and Theory. An ideal foundation for research and careers in teaching, journalism, the arts.

KEY BENEFITS

• Modules that cross period boundaries in adventurous ways.
• Coherent emphasis on the literature of the West and its empires
• Student body from a wide range of countries (eight in 2008)
• Located in the heart of London.
  
  

PURPOSEFor graduates of English or a language-specific degree. To develop literary (and, as applicable, language) skills to an advanced level and to provide a critical understanding of literature in a broad, comparative context.

DESCRIPTIONAt the heart of the academic programme is a range of specially designed comparative modules. Core modules introduce the practice, methodology and theory of comparative literary studies. Further comparative modules allow a detailed focus on comparative aspects of literary themes, genres, and historical periods, while the dissertation also has a comparative focus. One free elective may be taken, and the Modern Language Centre provides modules at all appropriate levels to enable development of existing language skills.