<p>Can you guys tell me what you know about English R1A and Comparative Literature R1A? Any information such as amount of work, what kind of work, overall difficulty, "interestingness," etc. would be really helpful. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>They will probably be fairly similar in almost all regards. Comp lit will probably have more works that were originally not written in English. I would say pick on the specific them and course list (as well as the time if that matters to you- it does to me, a lot :)). You will read some books (mostly prose, some poetry, often a play) of varying lengths, sometimes short stories, sometimes watch movies, etc. You will write many essays, receive edits and have to rewrite, analyze works, do exercises of various sorts, and stuff like this. They tend to be fairly easy for most students, but the difficulty often comes from reading amount, frequency of essays, or other things, such as a particularly harsh grading teacher (GSIs tend to teach these courses). If you try you will likely do fairly well. If you prefer prose, these would be good. For something somewhat similar but with a whole new twist, check out rhetoric (fun stuff). For art and history, look into the art history and history R1A classes. If you love film, look at the film studies courses (and maybe also rhetoric- they tend to have a lot of films). If you prefer a particular type of literature, such as French or German lit, look into those departments. It is often the case that works originally written in English are on those syllabi. If you love plays, there is a theater, dance and performance studies one, although sometimes English courses will focus on plays. The themes of English and comp lit vary widely and you may very well find something strange that entices you in them. Best of luck.</p>