FYS346
Desire, Devotion, Suffering
Subject code
FYS
Course Number
346
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
Department/Program Faculty
Course Long Title
Desire, Devotion, Suffering
Description
Love and pleasure were much cultivated in classical and medieval India, side by side with the spiritual practices better known in the West. Royal courts and rustic villages reveled in songs, stories, and dramas about courtship and passion among humans, demons, and gods. Students read a range of lyric and dramatic poetry in English translation from North and South Indian traditions featuring Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim poets. The works deal with desire and disgust; earthly love carried into religious realms; and the transformation of erotic desperation into spiritual gain. Lectures and prose readings provide cultural background and interpretive strategies; music, slides, and film clips connect literature to the performing arts, including Bollywood movies.
Writing Credit
W1
INDS Program Relationship
IDGS - GSS Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
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Class Restriction
Exclude Sophomores, Exclude Juniors, Exclude Seniors