First Year Seminar: Dangerous Literature

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This first-year seminar explores literary works that were called or perceived dangerous, revealing a literary history of censorship, prohibition, and book burning—be it for moral, political, or religious reasons. By studying dangerous literature closely and transhistorically, students will acquire knowledge about the texts as well as historical, aesthetic, and philosophical contexts from which they emerged. See the English Department's website at www.english.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings.