CMLIT 120R

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Discovering the World through Literature

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Humanities

Course Description

General introduction to the practice of attentive reading and literary analysis, with a focus on literary texts and traditions outside the Anglophone United States. The course is centered on a different "big question" or theme each semester.

When Taught

Fall

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Title

Reflection

Learning Outcome

Articulate the value of analyzing world literature in relation to global and existential questions

Title

Literary History and Context

Learning Outcome

Interpret, analyze, and synthesize the historical literary traditions, representative authors, and genres of literature from a variety of language and national literary traditions.

Title

Principles and Practices of Literary Analysis

Learning Outcome

Successful students will read, write, and speak critically and analytically about literary texts and literary theory from a range of cultures

Title

Evaluating Texts

Learning Outcome

Students will evaluate and interpret literary texts through close reading and articulate a persuasive interpretation through writing assignments