Course details
Name: ENGL - 116
Title: WORLD LITERATURE: COMING OF AGE
Section: 02
Semester: Spring - 2024
Credits: 3
Description:
Coming-of-age stories mark a loss of innocence and represent the shift from childhood to adulthood. World Literature includes work outside the American and British literary canons; these international texts are generally written abroad and in other languages. In this introductory literature course, we will examine short stories from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin and South America that feature the coming-of-age theme. We will focus in particular on Japanese fiction and women writers. Students learn the foundational skill of literary analysis: close analysis/reading, which promotes empathy. This section of World Literature relies on Into the Widening World: International Coming-of-Age Stories by John Loughery (ISBN 978-0892552047/Persea Books). We will also read a short novel, Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha (Penguin, 978-014-1181233). Satisfies for all students: GER F1, Great Works & their Influences. And for English majors: International Issues (3a); Women and Gender Studies (3c); and World Literature (Teacher Education).
Last updated on 2023-10-17 By
Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)
Schedule: Monday,Thursday From 3:45 pm To 5:00 pm
Graduation requirements:
- International Issues (3a)
- Women and Gender Studies (3c)
- World Literature (TE 6a)
Teaching Faculty: Nielsen Wendy (nielsenw)
Is course canceled: No