UT Dallas 2013 Graduate Catalog

HUSL6308 - Studies in Literary Forms and Genres

HUSL 6308 Studies in Literary Forms and Genres (3 semester hours) Studies in various literary genres, either individually or in relation to each other. Among topics considered will be the difficulties of defining genres, the nature of specific genres, their historical and aesthetic development, and their artistic possibilities. Genres for discussion may include tragedy, comedy, the novel, and various forms of poetic expression. (May be repeated for credit as topics vary to a maximum of 9 credit hours.) (3-0) Y