Undergraduate Courses in World Literature

The Department of English offers the following undergraduate courses related to World literature:

ENGL 2210 (2332). Masterpieces of World Literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance.
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit. Satisfies the Humanities requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGL 2220 (2333). Masterpieces of World Literature since
the Renaissance.
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): three semester hours of freshman-level English or equivalent credit. Satisfies the Humanities requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGL 2211. Masterpieces of World Literature from the Ancients Through the Early Renaissance.
(Honors) 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): acceptance to University Honors Program. Satisfies the Humanities requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGL 2221. Survey of World Literature since
the Renaissance. (Honors)
3 hours. Prerequisite(s): acceptance to University Honors Program. Satisfies the Humanities requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGL 3360. Classical Literature.
3 hours. A survey of Greek and Roman literature with emphasis on the mythology of the Classical Age.

ENGL 3450. Short Story.
3 hours. Comparative survey of the short story from its inception in the 19th century to the present day, comprising representative works by African, Asian, British, Russian, North and South American, and European writers, in English or in translation. Satisfies the Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGL 3913. Topics in World Literature.
3 hours. Study of a particular period or topic in World Literature. Consideration of major authors and their relationship to the larger aesthetic, historical and cultural contexts of the age. Topics vary, but may include Comparative Literature, Post Colonial Literatures, Magic Realism. May be repeated as
topics vary.

ENGL 4130. Great Books of the Western World.
3 hours.A series of readings selected from the classics of Western civilization before the Renaissance, from the Sumerian epics to Shakespeare. Weekly lectures by a literary scholar, a historian and a philosopher. One day each week is set aside for class discussion of the readings. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in HIST 4130 and PHIL 4130. Offered every
fall semester.

ENGL 4140. Great Books of the Western World.
A series of readings selected from the classics of Western civilization since the Renaissance, from Cervantes to the present. Weekly lectures by a literary scholar, a historian and a philosopher. One day each week is set aside for class discussion of the readings. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in HIST 4140 and PHIL 4140. Offered every
spring semester.

ENGL 4290. World Drama.
3 hours. Comparative study of Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Indian and English masterpieces; drama as a reflection of changing ideologies, customs, and
dramatic conventions.

ENGL 4300. Modern Drama.
3 hours. Comparative survey of drama from the late 19th century to the present, emphasizing the globalization and increasing multiculturalism of the genre. Playwrights studied may include Henrik Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean Genet, Wole Soyinka, Amiri Baraka, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, August Wilson, and David Henry Hwang. Satisfies the Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies requirement of the University
Core Curriculum.

ENGL 4420. Poetry.
3 hours. Methods of reading and analyzing poetry; techniques of explication. Includes poetry from a variety of cultures.

ENGL 4600. Continental European Fiction.
3 hours. Study and analysis of continental European novels and short stories in translation. Works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Flaubert, Chekhov, Zola and others.