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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Comparative Lit: Approaches & Applications
Module Code	LC565
School	SALIS
Online Module Resources
Module Teacher	Brigitte Le Juez
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is for students to develop the comparative critical theories acquired in semester 1 and to become experts in specific applications. The study of myths will be privileged (mythology as well as folklore); modern rewriting of fairy tales; the reception of myths in authors/artists from different eras, religious and cultural contexts; motifs, etc. Literary myths will also be analysed and, in particular, the musical and cinema adaptations of their literary representations. Students are expected to attend lectures, contribute to seminars and toengage in online-learning activities on a regular basis.

Learning Outcomes

1. Collect and analyse texts representing specific myths (both ancient and modern)
2. Describe and interpret literary and artistic relations in a socio-political context (for ex. Mexican Surrealists and their European counterparts)
3. Examine critically literary works relating to post-colonial issues (African or Asian texts written in Western languages, Orientalist representations, etc.)
4. Critically evaluate musical and cinema adaptations or rewritings of literary works.
5. Compare and contrast the narrative qualities of script-writing.
6. Analyse the relationship between music and literature.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Seminars	24	Attendance
Directed learning	48	Read on and apply new concepts and criticial theories
Assignment	34	Seminar-related debates (follow-up)
Independent learning	48	Read new authors/ view films
Library	48	Use electronic databses and refworks
Assignment	48	Preparation and writing of final essay
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Myths: general presentation.
The Myth of Iphigenia/Elektra in German Literature.

Myths and/in the Fairy Tales.
Literature and the arts I: Vegetal Architecture, Painting and Surrealist Literature.

Literature and the arts II: Writing Films; Novelists as Scriptwriters.
Literature and the arts III: Music and Musicians in 19th-20th c. Fiction.

Literary myths I: Joan of Arc, from historical figure to literary figure.
Literary myths II: Wozzeck/Woyzeck from Drama to Film and Opera.

Motif I: The Desert in Albert Camus and Richard Ford's short fiction.
Motif II: Evil in Literature, Art and Cinema.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assignment	Essay on an open topic	100%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Brunel, Pierre: 1994, Dictionnaire des Mythes Littéraires, Rocher,
Coupe, Laurence: 1997, Myth, Routledge,
Lévi-Strauss, Claude: 1978, Myth and Meaning, The 1977 Massey lectures, Routledge & K. Paul,
Macintosh, Fiona: 1994, Dying Acts: Death in Ancient Greek and Modern Irish Tragic Drama, Cork UP,
Woodard, Roger (ed.): 2007, The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology, Cambridge UP,
Tatar, Maria: 2002, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, Norton,
Benson, Stephen: 2006, Literary Music. Writing in Contemporary Fiction, Ashgate,
Lothe, Jakob: 2000, Narrative in Fiction and Film: an Introduction, Oxford UP,
Braida, Antonella & Pieri, Giuliana (eds.): 2003, Image and Word: Reflections of art and literature from the Middle Ages to the present, Legenda,
Said, Edward: 2000, Reflections on Exile and other essays, Harvard UP,