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World Literature II – ENGL 2112

Description

A survey of important works of world literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.


ENGL 2112 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
ENGL 2112 1AGElizabeth Kuipers
elizabeth.kuipers@asurams.edu
ENGL 2112 1BGLydia Rogers
lydia.rogers@gsw.edu
ENGL 2112 1CGLisa Lishman
lisa.lishman@ung.edu
ENGL 2112 1DGJoshua Commander
joshua.commander@ung.edu
ENGL 2112 5AGNat Hardy
nat.hardy@ung.edu
ENGL 2112 5BGAustin Riede
austin.riede@ung.edu
ENGL 2112 8AGAustin Riede
austin.riede@ung.edu
ENGL 2112 8BGNat Hardy
nat.hardy@ung.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Demonstrate the ability to compare, contrast and understand diverse literary texts, authors, and genres.
  • Analyze themes and ideas pertinent to World Literature from the mid-seventeenth century to the present.
  • Comprehend how historical or literary movements shape our understanding of literature.
  • Unit 1: Introduction - World Literature & Reading and Writing Guidance
  • Unit 2: Literature of the Enlightenment
  • Unit 3: Early Modern Near East and Asia
  • Unit 4: An Age of Revolutions - Romanticism
  • Unit 5: An Age of Revolutions - Realism
  • Unit 6: Modernism, Postmodernism & Postcolonialism
  • Unit 7: Contemporary Literature

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Discussions - 29%
  • Unit 3 Writing Assignment - 16%
  • Unit 7 Writing Assignment: Final Researched Character Analysis - 24%
  • Unit 4 Poetry Assignment: Major Project (Required) - 15%
  • Midterm Exam - 15%

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