An illustration of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos from Les Liaisons dangereuses. Along with reading the book, students in this course also watched two modern film adaptations. (Image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and in the public domain.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Margery Resnick
MIT Course Number
21L.019
As Taught In
Spring 2017
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This subject serves as a broad introduction to the field of European and Latin American fiction. It is designed to help students acquire a general understanding of major fictional modes. We will pay attention not only to the literary movements these works represent, but also to the subtle interplay of history, geography, language and cultural norms that gave rise to specific literary forms. The books we read in this course are compelling, and film versions of five of the works we read give variety to the course and time to think about the interplay of film and print.