Master Litterature Generale Et Comparee

Offered by Université Rennes 2 in Rennes Cedex, France, the Master Litterature Generale Et Comparee is a two-year graduate program conducted in French. Comparative literature examines literary works across languages, national traditions, and historical periods, asking how texts relate to one another through shared themes, genres, forms, and influences. Students in this field typically study major literary movements, narrative theory, poetics, and methods of textual analysis, alongside close reading of works drawn from French and other literary traditions in translation or original language. Coursework often includes the history of ideas, intertextuality, the relationship between literature and other arts such as cinema or painting, and critical approaches including structuralism, postcolonial theory, and reception studies. Because comparative literature requires reading broadly across cultures, students also build research skills in bibliography, textual criticism, and academic writing, often culminating in an extended dissertation or research project. Graduates pursue paths such as teaching at secondary or higher education level, doctoral research, publishing and editorial work, cultural journalism, translation, library and archival work, or roles in cultural institutions and international organizations. The analytical and writing skills developed are also transferable to communications, editing, and content-related professions. Instruction throughout the program is in French, so solid French-language reading and writing ability is expected of applicants. The program is set to start in September, with an annual tuition of 250 EUR. Based in Rennes, a city with a substantial student population in western France, the program situates literary study within an active academic and cultural environment.