ENG 270F: Introduction to Literature: Literary History: World Literature: 1600 to the Present

Students read selected major works of world literature from 1600 (the time of Shakespeare) to the present. Writers from Europe, North America, China, Japan, India, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and other regions will be discussed. Students will consider these works within their historical contexts and discuss their context, ideas, intended meaning, and historical significance. Literary movements and methods of interpretation also will be discussed.