faculty | literature.sdsu.edu | english & comparative literature | more info | sdsu Comparative Literature is the study of literature and other cultural, aesthetic artifacts within and across linguistic and cultural boundaries. It is profitable to study literary works along cross-cultural and international lines--as one may also study other arts across frontiers. Forms of expression vary from culture to culture and from artist to artist, yet the medium of an art--for literature, that is speech and writing--remains a special resource shared by many. Every nation has its poets and songs, every continent has its novelists, bards and chroniclers. As comparatists, we seek to bridge the distances between languages and people even as we analyze how cultures are different from one another. Comparative literature at SDSU offers students the opportunity to study a broad range of literature from various cultures around the world. Courses are offered in European literature from ancient to contemporary times; in the literature of Asia, Africa, and Latin America; in folk literature, legend, fantasy and science fiction; in literary theory; and in special topics, such as literature and existentialism, Japanese literature and film, and rock poetry. All reading is done in English translation. Majors who plan to do graduate work in comparative literature are required to complete additional courses in a foreign language literature taught in the original language. Other majors, including those pursuing a teaching credential, are not subject to this requirement. Traditionally, comparative study has been based on literary movements, periods, and lines of influence, as well as on genres, themes, myths, and legends. In recent years, comparative literature has come to include the comparison of literature with other areas of human experience, as well. Because the field covers so wide a range, the comparative literature student does not acquire a comprehensive knowledge of any basic list of "great works." Such a list, for all of world literature, would be far too long. Instead, students learn various comparative approaches to literature, along with specialized knowledge of areas that particularly interest them. NEW! SDSU MAP-page (MAJOR ACADEMIC PLANS) COMPLIT SPRING 08 CLASS SCHEDULE COMPLIT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, SPRING 2008 An SDSU Comparative Literature Alumni Sends an Email to present MAJORS! Apply to our Undergraduate Program Online General Information 2002/2003 SDSU Comparative Literature Catalog Information 2003/2004 SDSU Comparative Literature Catalog Information 2004/2005 SDSU Comparative Literature Catalog Information What is Comparative Literature? aka CompLit Propaganda ONLINE COMPLIT AND COMPARATIVE CULTURE RESOURCES

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE BAs || Majors || Minors The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University offers a broad array of majors and minors in the field(s) of literature.  Click on the boxes below and PDF facsimiles of our official majors and minors checklists will appear on your computer screen. You will need to have a version of Adobe Reader (free) installed on your computer in order to read these files.  NOTE: these checklists are for students who declared majors and minors in English or Comparative Literature in the 2004-05 academic calendar year--students who became majors before  2004-05 should confirm their requirements by meeting with their advisor at their convenience.

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