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Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory

Programs of Study – Undergraduate Studies

The principal subjects of the four years undergradute (240 ESPB) program in comparative literature are history of world literature (including national literature), literary theory, methodology of literary scholarship and aesthetics. The syllabus is designed so as to offer interdisciplinary education in the field of humanities. It includes, therefore, courses in art history, national and foreign languages, general linguistics, cultural studies and history of philosophy.

The beginnings of this type of studies can be traced back to 1873, when the Department of World Literature was founded at the Great School, predecessor of the University of Belgrade. Some of the greatest names of national scholarship in language and literature were among the first lecturers and researchers in this department. The Department was closed during World War II and it was re-established in 1954, originally at the Faculty of Philosophy, transferring later to the Faculty of Philology. The first graduate of the renewed Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory was Danilo Kiš, later to become an internationally acclaimed Yugoslav writer. In 1995 the annual Danilo Kiš award was established for the best student academic papers.

Programs of Study – M.A. Studies

Graduates from the Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory obtain extensive and thorough education in the humanities, which makes them highly qualified not only for further master and doctoral studies in the field, but also for a wide range of careers and top positions in public affairs (higher education, literary criticism, journalism, government and diplomacy, translating, management in culture, library management etc.).

Library

The Library of the Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory has 23,000 units of monographic publications and 2,400 volumes of serial publications (60% of the fund consists of theoretical texts and a reference collection, and 40% of fiction books). The library has 4,288 active and 1,500 potential users. Permanent library users are students all four years of studies, groups 01, 05, 06, 08, 13, 25, 36, and students from all other groups dealing with literary criticism and translations of literary works studied in their departments. The Library is located on the 1st floor of the Faculty of Philology (entrance from Knez Mihailova street).

Access to the electronic catalog of the library:COBISS

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