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ENG 683A - Studies in World Literature

(3 units)
A wide-ranging study of literature from the world at large, emphasizing works from non-Anglophone contexts. Non-English works will be read in translation. Students will also read scholarship engaging in historic and current debates surrounding world literature.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
3. articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. evaluate and articulate the distinctive features of world literature.
5. synthesize course-based readings with relevant academic/literary works in written work and class presentations.


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