Readings in World Literature

Catalog description

This course surveys representative texts in English by writers around the world, past and present. Readings from diverse periods and genres introduce major themes, movements, and topics in selected works from any or all of the following: antiquity, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Discussions of political, historical, and cultural contexts suggest the powerful forces that have shaped and continue to influence literary forms and traditions outside the U.S. and Britain.