This course will
survey some of the most important novels and plays
from the neoclassical to modern eras of literature
will be
assigned; authors will include Moliere, Voltaire,
Ichiyo, Lu Xun,
Kafka, Beckett, Al-Hakim, and Rushdie.
This course is both an introduction to some of the
greatest works
of literature written during the past 300 years or
so. Including a
wide range of literary traditions. The historical
and intellectual
contexts of these works will receive some
attention, but the main
focus is upon the reading and analytical skills
needed to
understand and interpret these individual works.
Writing critically
about these rich and often controversial
masterpieces will be an
important part of the course.
Texts: The Bedford Anthology of World
Literature: Package B. New
York: Bedford/St. Martin, 2003; Ann Raimes, Pocket
Keys for Writers. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010.