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POETICS AND LITERARY THEORY

COMPLIT 475
Course Description

Study of the changes and development of the systematics, theoretics, and mechanics of literary form and utterance.

Prerequisites

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

15.83% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.68% from Historical

A Rate
100%

110.26% from Historical

Class Size
7

-48.78% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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