Existentialism in Literature and Film
Welcome to Existentialism in Literature and Film!
The course explores the 20th century philosophy of existentialism through many lenses—books, movies, plays, and music. We’ll read, watch, and perform Hamlet and several parodies of the play, including Tom Stoppard’s clever and provocative Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and we’ll compose our own film adaptation proposals. Twice a month, we’ll have a coffeehouse discussion to relate the philosophy’s “big questions” to our own lives. We’ll read novels, short stories, poetry, and prose excerpts from around the world to see how different writers address the same question: What does it mean to be a human being?
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