Laughter Through Tears: Classic Yiddish Fiction in Translation

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Subject code

CMP

Course Number

4001

Description

This course will survey the lives and traditions of East European Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from a historical and literary perspective. The works of the three classical Yiddish writers, Mendele, Sholem Aleichem and Peretz will serve as a prism through which we will view the lives, laughter and tears of shtetl inhabitants.The course may be used as an elective within the Comparative Literature minor, the Jewish Studies minor, or as an elective for the BA, BBA, and BS degrees.Prerequisite: ENG/CMP/LTT 2800 or 2850.

Career

Undergraduate

Credits

Value

3

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3

Min

3

Course Count

1

Number Of Credits

3

Number Of Repeats

1

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No

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Yes

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No

Left Use

Yes

Present Use

Yes

Reason Use

Yes

Tardy Use

Yes

Template Override

No

Time Use

Yes

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Class Meeting

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No

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LEC

Instructor Contact Hours

3

Default Section Size

30

Final Exam Type

Yes

Include in Dynamic Date Calc

No

Instruction Mode

In Person

LMS File Type

Blackboard CourseInfo 4

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0

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No

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3