Equivalency Details

Students read and analyze literary works drawn from non-English speaking cultures. Lecture and discussion shall emphasize both literary issues, including structure and technique, and a sense of the cultural backgrounds that inform those works. Instructors assign translated works from the ancient world until approximately 1650.

Offers an introduction to reading literature in global and historical contexts. Readings will focus on literatures from multiple national sites, primarily those produced outside England and the US. The course will consider a variety of topics of comparative literary study, such as transnational identities, cultural translation, diaspora, and historical contact zones. Particular focus and genre will vary according to instructor. The course may focus on a theme (e.g., the romantic hero, utopian literature, the poetry of war) or a region (e.g., literature of sub-Saharan Africa, Magical Realism of South America, literature of the European Avant-Garde). Course work will include at least one analytical essay.