#comp lit

[laurapalmerbong]

coraline (2009) & the silence of the lambs (1991)

[starflame]

Hey! Any tips/book recs for studying comp lit? Starting my masters soon xx

if i had to give you some tips and recommend you some books at the same time, i’d suggest you to read as many older classics as possible! when i say classics, i don’t mean 19th and 20th century novels (although every comp. lit. student should read that too), because i’m actually reffering to oriental literature (ancient greek, latin, mesopotamian, chinese, japanese and indian novels & poetry collections). why, you may ask. well, it’s actually quite interesting how much influence those works had on literature all around the world, not just in the past but even today. the inspiration for stories was drawn from oriental writers, and even more importantly, story structures and writing techniques! it all comes from the olden days.

you could start wherever you want, but i do want to recommend the tales of 1001 nights (also known as arabian nights) because of it’s unique story structure. basically, there’s the frame story that is layered with nesting stories. to put it simply, it’s a story, within a story, within a story, etc. it’s impressive!

oh and good luck with your masters! 💐

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[fanboy-feminist]

I just realized I never gave a life update (not that it matters—this is a pseudonymous tumblr account, lmao) but my classes this semester are cool and a manageable course-load. (Also cool music is coming out! Good for me as a college radio DJ.)

But I'm especially excited about a literature class I'm taking with an interdisciplinary (he called himself "'interdisciplinary,' or as I prefer to call myself, 'antidisciplinary'") Marxist professor. And I Fucking LOVE His Class And Teaching.

I am not a Marxist, but I love listening to his arguments. My women's studies program honestly has a lot of liberal-feminist types, and I've gotten to the point where my more radical/revolutionary tendencies are bulging out of me for those classes and I don't know how to go about it without feeling weird (and aggressive tbh). But going to the literal Marxist-critical-theorist's literature class where we talk about history and politics as much as we do literature is keeping me sane!

[rennoire]

fridays spent in the company of celtic mythology and thousands of books

[uchicagoadmissions]

Know Your Major: Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature is an interdisciplinary major that studies literature across various languages and cultures. Students take language and literature courses in order to develop skills in comparing different literary traditions. Every student chooses a primary literary field as well as a secondary field, which may be a national literature, literary theory, or other discipline.

[galina]

hey! i'm in year 12, and thinking of doing classics & comparative lit at uni. could you give me any insight into comp lit at all? i can't find anyone studying it :(

That sounds like such a good joint honours! I don’t actually do the specific ‘comp lit’ course at my uni but I think it’s 75% the same course as the one I do… I’m not sure why some courses say ‘comp lit’ and some just say ‘literature’ to be honest. I think the best way to describe studying literature is that it is a lot more than just reading or sitting around discussing books. Literature is often written off as ‘just another humanities degree’ that can only lead to teaching jobs. To me it seems that there’s way too much focus on the vocational quality of higher education instead of the pleasure and necessity of learning – I guess a lot of that is due to introducing HE fees, which has created a generation of students who behave like customers and are obsessed with league tables and statistics, but that is definitely a rant for another post. If you want to chat more about it feel free to message me any time. Good luck with your A-Levels (or other studies!)