ENGL 2332 - Survey of World Literature - Ancient World through the 16th Century

3 Credits (3 hrs. lec.) A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the 16th century. 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. (1601045213) Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302
Course Outcomes
1 - 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.
2 - Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
3 - Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
4 - Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
5 - Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and gramnmatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.