(ONB 104) A Course in Comparative Literature
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Ashok Vajpeyi- Kavivarya Bakibab Borkar Chair Professor on Comparative literature
Public Lecture by Prof Ashok Bajpeyi
Course Instructor: Ashok Vajpeyi
(Kavivarya Bakibab Borkar Visiting Chair Professor on Comparative literature)
Course Title: A Course in Comparative literature
No of Credits: One (15 contact hours).
Objectives: The course is designed to create a deeper sense about how poetry written in many different languages and locations, in different cultures and yet could be appreciated by young sensitive minds. It would be aimed at creating a more complex sense of ‘the others’ and hopefully persuade students to realize that the dichotomy between ‘We’ and ‘They’ is not a true one, that we share a lot and we also respect the differences. Beyond differences there is a shared sense of human destiny, a shared spectrum of tensions and anxieties, a shared vulnerability to nature, love, affection, to issues of conscience and morality; that ultimately we are comrades in solitude and solidarity
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course. The course would be for both; those interested in poetry and those who may have no initiation.
Language: Participants need to know either Hindi or English. They are free to use either language in class and can choose the language they would like to assessed in.
Date
Duration
Subject
23 August 2013 Public Lecture
5pm One hour
Why Literature? (English) 24-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
Poetry Reading with other poets 26-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
POETICS OF SATYAGRAHA AND MODERN POLISH POETRY 27-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
Czeslaw MILOSZ and AGYEYA: Poetry as Noble Loneliness 28 August 2013 Public Lecture
One & half hours
Public lecture: KABIR AND GHALIB: Apani Apani Aag 29-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
Zbniew HERBERT and Raghuvir SAHAY: Poetry as Resistance 30-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
How and How Not to Read Poetry: Hindi and English originals. 31-Aug-13
3 to 5 pm
How and How Not to Read Poetry: Hindi versions of Polish, French, German, Spanish poetry Assessment: Will be initiated at the beginning of the course
Timings may be adjusted if necessary for the course requirement.