Course aims:

Interpretation and critical evaluation of the literary phenomenon of the Romanian culture and of the corresponding popular culture, in different contexts
Elaboration of specific and interdisciplinary projects for the theory of literature and universal and comparative literature, using modern methods and principles
Appropriate use of concepts in the study of literature theory and universal and comparative literature

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

I. CULTURE, ACT ASSUMED
II. CULTURE AND VALUE
III. MAJOR CULTURE, MINOR CULTURE
IV. STATE AND LAW
V. DYNASTIES AND EMPIRES
VI. WOMEN AND CULTURE. SPOUSES AND LOVERS
VII. RELIGION AND DIVINATION

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification, applications

Learning outcomes:

Acquiring the main concepts discussed in universal culture

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Combined oral and written examination to verify the quality and correctness of information assimilated. (50%+50%).

Recommended reading:

BRAGA, Mircea, Teorie și metodă. Eseu despre izvoarele aventurii metodologice moderne, Editura Imago, Sibiu, 2002,
ECO, Umberto, Interpretation and overinterpretation. A debate with Richard Rorty, Jonathan Culler and Christine-Brooke-Rose
VATTIMO, Gianni, Dincolo de interpretare. Semnificația hermeneuticii pentru filozofie, Editura Pontica, Constanta, 2003,