World Literature I
Instructor: Marcia Little
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Office Address: Online
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30-9:30 am by Appointment WebEx calendar
More information to come
Course Description
A survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or equivalent
Required Text
Norton Anthology of World Literature (Vol. A, B, and C) 4th edition
Time Requirement
- You will probably need to devote about 5 hours per week to completing the course requirements.
Computer Requirements
- A computer with an internet connection
- Microsoft Word for writing the essay and bibliography
- Adobe Reader (Macintosh OS 8/9, Windows systems) or Preview (Macintosh OS X)
Grading Policy
The final grade will be weighted as follows:
- Thematic essay: 100 points
- Explication essay: 100 points
- Critical reflection essay: 100 points
- Discussions: 10 points each
- Commonplace Book assignments: 20 points each
Last day to Withdraw: Last day to drop a class with grade of “W” is October 30th.
Policies for Late Work:
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- Discussion Participation: No credit will be given for any work submitted after midnight on the due date.
Academic Integrity
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test or quiz, plagiarism, and collusion. See See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, p. 164, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an ‘F’ on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”
Cheating includes taking quizzes or exams together with another student, as well as using someone else's notes to take an exam. Students are encouraged to study together prior to exams; however, during the actual exam, the student must use only his or her own notes. Exam responses that are overly similar in wording to responses from other students will be considered evidence of cheating.
Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work as one’s own, whether intentionally or not.
Collusion is receiving unacknowledged help on an essay. Any help a person receives on a particular assignment should be described in writing and submitted along with the assignment. The person is encouraged to discuss ideas with others and to let others proofread essays; however, the actual wording of the essays should be the person’s own.
A person who cheats, plagiarizes, or colludes with another will receive a zero for the particular assignment, and may receive an F for the course.
Course Assignments
- One researched thematic essay
- One researched explication essay
- One non-researched critical reflection essay
- Participation in weekly discussion forums
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete English 2332 will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
- Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
- Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
- Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Core Objectives
(Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture)
- Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
- Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
- Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
- Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making
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Unit One Reading Calendar
Week One: Course Overview
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 8/31
Read Course Information pages
Discussion: Introductions
Unit One: Ancient Literature (1900 to 100 B.C.E.)
Week Two: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature
Assignments due before midnight on Monday 9/2
Read Intro, pages 3-8
Read Epic of Gilgamesh, Introduction, 89-93; tablets VIII through XI, 126-145
Read Hebrew Bible, Introduction, 145-147; Noah and the Flood 156-161
Discussion
Commonplace Book
Week Three: Ancient Greece
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 9/7
Read Intro, 8-9
Read Odyssey, Introduction: "Historical Contexts," 216-217, "The Odyssey," 220-223
Read From The Odyssey, Book 10, 427-440
Read Aesop's Fables Introduction and all fables, 603-612
Discussion
Week Four: Ancient India
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 9/14
Read Introduction, 1113-1121
Read From Ramayana, 1137-1159
Discussion
Week Five: Ancient India continued
Assignments due before midnight on Monday,9/21
Read From Ramayana, 1159-1183
Watch Sita Sings the Blues at https://www.sitasingstheblues.com/watch.html (Links to an external site.)
Week Six: Ancient China
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 9/28
Read Intro, 1305-1313
Read Classic of poetry intro and selected poems, 1314-1321
Read Confucius, Analects intro and selected passages, 1326-1333
Read Daodejing intro and all selections, 1340-1345
Cultural/Thematic Essay Due on 10/5
Unit Two Reading Calendar
Unit Two: World Literature, 100-1400 C.E.
Week Seven: Christianity and Islam
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 10/12
Read Introduction, 3-11
Read New Testament Introduction, 18-20; selections, 21-32
Read Qu'ran Introduction, 73-75; Mary, 93-106
Discussion/Commonplace book
Week Eight: Medieval Europe
Assignments due before midnight on Sunday, 10/19
Read Introduction, 11-17
Read Geoffrey Chaucer Introduction, 767-771; "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale," 792-819
Discussion/Commonplace Book
Week Nine: India's Classical Age
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 10/26
Read Introduction, 947-955
Read Kalidasa Introduction, 985-989; Sakuntala, 989-1015
Discussion
Week Ten: India's Classical Age, Continued
Assignments due before midnight on Monday 11/2
Read Sakuntala, 1015-1055
Discussion
Explication Essay Due on 11/2
Unit Three Reading Calendar
Unit Three: World Literature, 1400-1600 C.E.
Week Eleven: Islamic Cultures
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 11/9
"Encounters with Islam," 3-9
The Book of Dede Korkut Introduction, 59-61; "The Story of How Basat Killed Goggle-Eye," 61-67
The Book of Travels Introduction, 68-70; all selections, 70-75
Discussion
Week Twelve: God, Church, and Self in Renaissance Europe
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 11/16
Introduction, 753-755; all selections, 755-769
Discussion/Commonplace Book
Week Thirteen and Fourteen: Renaissance Europe and the "New World" and The Americas
Assignments due before midnight on Monday, 11/23
"Europe and the New World," 11-19
Michele de Montaigne Introduction, 318-318-320; "Of Cannibals," 329-338
Discussion
Week Fifteen:
Essay Due 11/30
Week Sixteen:
Final