Comparative analysis of themes and motifs that reappear in literature from different periods and cultures. Theme for "The Naked City" is images of the city in literature. Presented in four units: biblical views of the city; the "polis" in Greek drama; novels of the city; and images of the city in nineteenth- and twentieth-century poetry.
Nature of film technique and film language; analysis of specific films and introduction to major critical approaches in film studies. NOTE: Online course requires Microsoft Word.
Origins, evolution, conventions, criticism, and theory of the detective and mystery story; history of the Gothic novel; later development of the tale of terror; major works of this type in fiction, drama, and film. Note: Online course requires Microsoft Word.
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