World Literature

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Units: 3 Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 Hours: 54 lecture Survey of world literature in translation from the seventeenth through twenty-first centuries. Includes representative works from major world literary cultures and eras, including post-colonial developments; explores literary traditions in defined cultural contexts. Incorporates analysis of the development of literary forms, developments and transformations of central themes, and developments in the historical, and cultural contexts of the literature. Includes cross-cultural analysis and exploration of cross-cultural influences in literary culture. Students may begin with either 47A or 47B. (C-ID ENGL 145) (CSU, UC)