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