ENGL 216 - World Literature: Ancient Through Early Modern

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course is a study of world literature from the ancient world through the early Renaissance, emphasizing Western and Non-Western literary and cultural traditions.  The course encourages awareness of a global environment through exploration of selected works including poetry, prose, and drama. This course meets the General Education competency of Values, Ethics, and Diverse Perspectives (VE). 

Note Fall semester only.

Prerequisite ENGL 101 or permission of the instructor.

 

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Identify authors, titles, and details from assigned readings. 

B. Define literary terms from various cultures and languages. 

C. Critically interpret assigned readings. 

D. Analyze assigned readings.  

E. Relate texts to literary, historic, cultural, and ethical perspectives and problems. (VE) 

F. Examine, through literary texts, the complexity of global human diversity and the various forces that shape it. (VE) 

Content
A. Historic, cultural, and philosophical foundations of literature 

B. Literature of The Ancient World 

C. Literature of The Medieval Era 

D. The Early Modern Period 

 

Student Evaluation
A. Quizzes, exams 

B. Exams  

C. Class discussion, essay questions on exams 

D. Critical papers 

E. Critical papers, class discussion 

F. Critical papers, class discussion 

 

Bibliography
Damrosch, David. What is World Literature? Princeton UP, 2003.  

D’haen, Theo. The Routledge Concise History of World Literature. Routledge, 2011.  

D’haen, Theo, et. al., eds. World Literature: A Reader. Routledge, 2012.  

Prendergast, Christopher, ed. Debating World Literature. Verso, 2004. 

Pizor, John. The Idea of World Literature: History and Pedagogical Practice. Louisiana State UP, 2006.  

Thomsen, M. R. Mapping World Literature: International Canonization and Transitional Literatures. Continuum, 2008.