Literary Theory and Comparative Literature

• Provide a solid training in theoretical and practical aspects of literature from a universal and comparative perspective.
• Develop competences and skills related to literary theory and criticism, such as a reflective and speculative attitude, the acquisition of methods of literary analysis and the use of genre theory, hermeneutics, the poetic-rhetorical tradition and the methodology of comparative literature.
• Provide the basis for literary research.

General competences

• Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
• Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
• Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
• Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).

Specific competences

• Acquire knowledge of the various methods of literature analysis and their underlying theoretical foundations.
• Demonstrate an acquired understanding of genre theory, its classical foundations, and its subsequent contributions.
• Identify research problems and topics and evaluate their relevance in the field of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature.
• Demonstrate the ability to interrelate various aspects of literary theory and comparative literature.