COMPLIT 200
World Literatures 1: Life, Death, War, Peace, Love
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for COMPLIT 200.
Description
Myths, epics, bawdy tales, satires, songs and plays make up traditions of ancient, medieval and early modern cultures. Compares cultural stories worldwide, from early writing to the French Revolution. Includes Gilgamesh, Aztec myths, Roland, The Tale of Genji, Scandinavian tales, Shakespeare's Tempest, Blake's poetry. Introduces skills for reading narratives by genre, theme and poetics. Texts are in English, with attention to texts' original languages.
Availability 2018
Not taught in 2018
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Franco Manai
Reading/Texts
- Norton Anthology of World Literature. Ed. Martin Puchner et al. Shorter 3rd ed. NY: WW Norton, 2012. Volume One.
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Additional course readings - poetry, prose narrative, drama from different cultures, ancient, medieval and early modern - and some secondary material posted to the CANVAS course website.
Points
COMPLIT 200: 15 points
Prerequisites
60 points passed
