Except for COMP LIT 365, COMP LIT 380, and COMP LIT 382, courses may be repeated for credit with a change of topic.

COMP LIT 310 Studies in Literary Genres (1) Selected literary genres, such as epic, comedy, pastoral, autobiography, satire, and the essay.

COMP LIT 312 Studies in Drama (1) Content varies.

COMP LIT 313 Studies in Fiction (1) Content varies.

COMP LIT 362-1,2,3 Modern Drama (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Major developments from the late 19th century to the end of World War I: Ibsen, Strindberg, Shaw, Chekhov, Yeats, and Synge. Second Quarter: From the 1920s into the 1950s: Pirandello, O'Neill, Eliot, Brecht, Miller, and Williams. Third Quarter: From absurdist theater to the present: Beckett, Ionesco, Pinter, Albee, and others.

COMP LIT 365 The Avant-Garde (1) Nature, origins, and development of the avant-garde movements in Europe, North America, and Latin America since the early 20th century.

COMP LIT 375 Literature and the Arts (1) Differences and similarities between literature and the visual arts and/or music. Content varies.

COMP LIT 380 Theory of Literature (1) Introduction to the theory of literature and literary criticism; the nature of literature, poetic language, fiction, interpretation and evaluation, and the social functions of literature and literary criticism.

COMP LIT 383 Special Topics in the Theory of Literature and Literary Criticism (1) Content varies. For students with experience in the study of criticism and literary theory.

COMP LIT 390 Topics in Comparative Literature (1) Content varies. Recent offerings include problems of literary translation and literature and psychoanalysis.

COMP LIT 411 Critical Practices (1) Composed of four components, organized around a unifying theme.  Core faculty of CLS, along with instructor, work with graduate students on the practice of producing literary scholarship.

COMP LIT 412 Literary Studies Colloquium (1) The aim of this course is to help first-year graduate students prepare for two examinations in literary theory: the first based on a common list of texts, the second oriented toward a particular theorist or school.

COMP LIT 413 Comparative Studies in Theme (1) Use and variation of a literary theme (such as the journey) or technique (such as symbolism and allegory) in various times and cultures.

COMP LIT 481 Studies in Literary Theory (1) Central issues of criticism, exemplified by the writings of major theorists.

COMP LIT 487 Studies in Literature and the Arts (1) The relation between literature and the visual arts and/or music. Content varies.

COMP LIT 488 Studies in Literature and the Disciplines (1) Topics in the encounter between literary studies and other culturally oriented disciplines (e.g., philosophy, history, and anthropology) with an emphasis on problems of theory and method. Content varies.

COMP LIT 490 Independent Reading (1) Permission of instructor and department required.

COMP LIT 499 Independent Study (1, 2, or 3) Permission of instructor and department required. May be repeated for credit.

COMP LIT 590 Research (1, 2, or 3) Independent investigation of selected problems pertaining to thesis or dissertation.

COMP LIT 596 PhD Dissertation Tutorial (1) Production of a dissertation prospectus, including a statement of purpose and critical method, an outline, and bibliography. May only be taken in the third year in the quarter prior to admission to candidacy.