Literature in Translation

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Reading and discussion of representative authors from the literary tradition of a non-English-speaking country or region, such as the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa, China, France, Francophone Africa and the Caribbean, German-speaking Europe, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Russia, or Spain. Literary works will be contextualized in relation to the historical circumstances in which their authors lived, and viewed through the lens of the culture that produced them. (Not open to students who have completed GERM 1610, ITAL 1610, RUSS 1610, or SPAN 1610.) Starting Spring 2018 Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core Individual and Society requirement.