Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
FWIS 197 - DEJA VU: LITERARY ADAPTATIONS
Long Title: DEJA VU: LITERARY ADAPTATIONS AND SPINOFFS
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The numerous adaptations of Shakespearean drama and the contemporary retellings of fairy tales are evidence of a cultural compulsion to revisit familiar stories. What motivates these literary adaptations? In this course, we will look at several literary narratives and their cultural afterlives in order to understand the motivations behind adaptations.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu