Forgiveness & Revenge (ILCS-0180)

Spring 2024 · ILCS 0180 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Literary depictions of forgiveness, apology, revenge, and reconciliation and their evolution over time and across cultures. Contemporary conceptions of reconciliation in a world where apologies are disseminated through social media, often garnering attention and debate. Readings may include Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, and works from authors including Plato, Aeschylus, Søren Kierkegaard, Anton Chekhov, Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Kafka, Flannery O’Connor, Elie Wiesel, and Haruki Murakami.

Course codes: ILCS-0180, ILCS 0180, ILCS0180, ILCS-180, ILCS 180, ILCS180, ILVS-0184, ILVS 0184, ILVS0184, ILVS-184, ILVS 184, ILVS184

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