Laughter Through Tears: Classic Yiddish Fiction in Translation
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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
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
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
Optional Component
No
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3