COMPLIT 200
World Literatures 1: Life, Death, War, Peace, Love.
Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 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 2016
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Mark Amsler
Reading/Texts
Norton Anthology of World Literature, 3rd edn, vol. 1.
Assessment
100% coursework
Points
COMPLIT 200: 15 points
Prerequisites
Any 60 points passed