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Comparative Literature (Taught)

Course details
  • 2 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Strand Campus
Awarded by:
King’s College London

Course summary

Study literature from six different continents covering over 2,500 years, comparing literatures from across the world, written in many different languages, in different cultures from antiquity to the present day.
You can choose from a unique range of options from classical Greek and Latin right up to twenty-first century European, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, and American literature as well as the opportunity to develop your language skills.

Key benefits

  • Exceptional geographical and historical range of literature options.

  • Learn from staff who are leading experts in European and World Literatures.

  • Ability to take thematic approaches across literature.

  • Opportunity to study modules from across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

  • Located in the heart of London, close to libraries and cultural institutions.

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